Appellant appeals from an award of the Industrial Board granting compensation to appellee.
To appellee's application for compensation appellant filed a special answer asserting that the death of appellee's decedent was due to his commission of a misdemeanor. On this issue evidence was presented. However the board failed to make a finding thereon and of this omission appellant complains.
Our Supreme Court has held that it is the duty of the Industrial Board to make a finding of fact on every issue presented to it. Cole v. Sheehan Construction Company (1944),222 Ind. 274" court="Ind." date_filed="1944-03-02" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/cole-v-sheehan-construction-company-3425843?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3425843">222 Ind. 274, 53 N.E.2d 172" court="Ind." date_filed="1944-03-02" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/cole-v-sheehan-construction-company-3425843?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3425843">53 N.E.2d 172. Language to the contrary appearing in the case of Czucko v. Golden-Gary Co., Inc. (1932),94 Ind. App. 47" court="Ind. Ct. App." date_filed="1931-08-11" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/czuczko-v-golden-gary-co-inc-3425967?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3425967">94 Ind. App. 47, 177 N.E. 466" court="Ind. Ct. App." date_filed="1931-08-11" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/czuczko-v-golden-gary-co-inc-3425967?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3425967">177 N.E. 466, 179 N.E. 19" court="Ind. Ct. App." date_filed="1931-11-04" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/johnson-v-johnson-exrx-3422798?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3422798">179 N.E. 19, should be considered overruled.
Proceeding remanded to Industrial Board with instructions to make a finding of fact on the issue presented by appellant's special answer.
NOTE. — Reported in 77 N.E.2d 900" court="Ind. Ct. App." date_filed="1948-03-17" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/bowman-v-bowman-3425855?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3425855">77 N.E.2d 900.