J.B. AND R.E. WALKER, INC. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

No. 8751.

7 Utah 2d 132 (1958)

320 P.2d 650

J.B. AND R.E. WALKER, INC. AND COLUMBIA CASUALTY CO., PLAINTIFFS, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF UTAH, TERRALLINE DUKES AND JOHN ROBERT DUKES, JR., DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 23, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moreton, Christensen & Christensen, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs.

E.R. Callister, Atty. Gen., W.R. Ingebretsen, Salt Lake City, for defendants.


WORTHEN, Justice.

Certiorari to the Industrial Commission of Utah to review an order granting death benefits under the Utah Compensation Act, U.C.A. 1953, 35-1-1 et seq.

The facts are substantially without dispute.

John Robert Dukes, the deceased, was employed by J.B. and R.E. Walker, Inc., a Utah corporation, engaged in the sand and gravel business. Deceased began working in January, 1957. When employed he had no particular knowledge of machinery...

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