State Ex Rel. Wilms v. Blake

The commission denied relatrix’s application for additional compensation on the ground that her decedent’s death was not caused by the violation of a specific safety requirement. No appeal can be taken from the disallowance of a claim by the commission in this type of case. Section 35, Article II of the Constitution, provides, in part, as follows:

“Such board [Industrial Commission] shall have full power and authority to hear and determine whether or not ail injury, disease or death resulted because of the failure of the employer to comply with any specific requirement for the protection of…