Adams v. Bitco, Inc.

KEETON, Justice.

Jack Adams, deceased, employed during tlie latter part of his life by Bitco, Incorporated, died of pneumonia on May 10, 1949. His widow, Helen Adams, for herself and on behalf of minor children of the deceased, filed a claim for compensation with the Industrial Accident Board, alleging that silicosis was a- contributing factor to deceased’s death, and that the claimants are entitled to an award under the occupational disease law. At a hearing before' the Board, oral and documentary evidence was- presented, and expert and lay testimony received.

The Board found that the…