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HARRISON v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

No. 15401.

578 P.2d 510 (1978)

Joan HARRISON, widow of William G. Harrison, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION of Utah, Bill G. Harrison Mining Company, and State Insurance Fund, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Brent Wilcox, and William J. Armstrong, of Moyle & Draper, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Robert D. Moore and Gregory C. Diamond, Salt Lake City, for defendants.

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

The plaintiff, as surviving widow of William G. Harrison, appeals from a decision of the Industrial Commission denying her claim for benefits as a dependent of her deceased husband.

William G. Harrison had been a uranium miner since 1945. On August 29, 1975, he filed an occupational disease claim alleging disability as a result of silicosis and cancer caused by prolonged exposure to "rock dust and diesel smoke." Before Mr. Harrison could...

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