Swim v. Central Iowa Fuel Co.

The appellee-claimant was a coal miner, and at the time of the injury was employed by the defendant Central Iowa Fuel Company. The injury in question arose out of and in the course of his employment. The controlling question is whether a letter signed by one Dr. D. Q. Storie, deceased at the time of the arbitration hearing, was competent and admissible, under Section 1441, Code of 1924. The letter was admitted in evidence, over objection, on the arbitration hearing, and the ruling was affirmatively approved on claimant’s appeal to the industrial commissioner.

If it may be said that the…