SMITH v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

No. 14275.

549 P.2d 448 (1976)

George O. SMITH, Deceased, and Llla J. Smith, Widow, Plaintiffs, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION of the State of Utah et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 28, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. McRae, of Hatch, McRae & Richardson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., Frank V. Nelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendants.


HENRIOD, Chief Justice:

Review of the adequacy of a Commission award. Affirmed with no costs.

This was a very protracted case, where an award was made on June 13, 1975, seven years after the injury of the applicant's husband, in the course of his employment, on May 7, 1968, when he fell from a ladder, injured his head against a pipe and died on May 25, 1972.

The petitioner urges one point on review: That the Commission did not award her, a wholly dependent...

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