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RICO v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

No. CV-93-0019-PR.

177 Ariz. 197 (1994)

866 P.2d 865

Tina RICO, widow of Roy A. Rico, Petitioner Employee, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA, Respondent, Federal Roofing, Respondent Employer, State Compensation Fund, Respondent Insurance Carrier.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

January 6, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rabinovitz & Associates by Bernard I. Rabinovitz, Tucson, for Tina Rico.

Anita R. Valainis, Chief Counsel, Indus. Com'n of Arizona, Phoenix, for respondent.

Peter C. Kilgard, Chief Counsel, Phoenix, State Compensation Fund and Robert A. Schuler, Tucson, for respondent Employer/Carrier.

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

We granted review to determine whether the spouse of a deceased worker has standing to claim workers' compensation death benefits when she was married to the worker at the time of death but not at the time of trauma. We answer this question in the affirmative because, as we hold in the companion case of Dunn v. Industrial Comm'n, 177 Ariz. 190, 866 P.2d 858

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