Shope v. Industrial Commission

CASE, Judge.

This appeal by writ of certiorari questions the validity of the Commission’s Decision upon Review Affirming Decision upon Hearing and Findings and Award for Non-Compensable Claim which held that petitioner had failed to prove that he sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

Petitioner was hired by respondent employer on 17 June 1963. He was a relief foreman whose duties consisted of doing billing for the repair work. According to his testimony, as time progressed, the work became…