Legal Opinion
State Road Commission v. Industrial Commission
Utah Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1920No. 3476PublishedCited by 42 opinions
Proceedings under "Workmen’s'Compensation Act for compensation for death of J. C. Johnson, opposed by the State Road Commission, employer. Award for claimant by the Industrial Commission, and employer brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtThurman, J.
This case is before us on a writ of certiorari to review the proceedings of the defendant commission in the matter of an award to the dependents of one J. C. Johnson, deceased.
The findings and conclusions of the defendant are, in substance, as follows:
“That Joseph Clarence Johnson was employed by the State Road Commissioner, beginning in the month of February, 1919, and continuing until the 4th day of September, 1919, when he was dragging a portion of the state highway, when a thunder storm arose, and he left his team near a fence, and started toward a cabin in an adjoining field for shelter,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Claim of Littler v. George A. Fuller Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Robbins v. Original Gas Engine Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
- Bartoni's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Rice's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Riley v. Mason Motor Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Western Pac. R. R. Co. v. Indus. Acc. Com.California Supreme Court · 1924
- Patrick v. J. B. Ham Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1921
- Tintic Milling Co. v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1922
- Steward v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1949
- Burruss v. B. M. C. Logging Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1934
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