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- Title: Ford v. Genereux.
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 20, 1939
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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THIS case arises out of a fatal accident which occurred on March 9, 1942 to Harold Thomas Kirkpatrick while he was employed by Caddoa Constructors, an association engaged in constructing the Caddoa Dam, a federal project, in the Arkansas Valley west of Lamar, Colorado. In proceedings before the State Industrial Commission two issues were raised: first, whether the accident was compensable under the Workmens Compensation Act, and second, what dependents, if any, were entitled to compensation. On confliction evidence the commission found that Daniel Allan Kirkpatrick (Danny Kirkpatrick), a minor son, was wholly dependent upon deceased and therefore was the only person entitled to compensation under the Act. A referee of the Industrial Commission, the commission itself, and, in a subsequent and separate proceeding, the district court of the City and County of Denver in turn found the accident to be a compensable one. The judgment of the court is before us for review and only one question is presented, namely: whether the accident was compensable under our statute. On that point the finding of the referee was as follows: