Boyle v. P. & R. C. & I. Co.

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

This is a compensation case and the single question is whether the evidence supports the finding that death resulted from pneumonia caused by excessive wetting sustained by decedent while at work in the mines.

Claimant’s husband was in good health July 13,1928 when he went to work in the morning. He was employed in a gangway in the mines setting up timbers. That portion of the mine had been flooded, and while the water had been dammed back, it covered the gangway to a depth “above the rails.” While working in this water, at about 10 o’clock (he began at 7) he told his fellow…