Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Hay

This is a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (chapter 123 of the Acts of 1919), brought by the employee directly against his employer’s insurer, as section 45 of said statute authorizes. An award was made in favor of employee by the trial court and the insurer has appealed.

The employee drove a laundry wagon in the service of the Model Steam Laundry, a corporation doing business at Nashville. The employee, in the course of his duties, was charged with the care of his horse and it was necessary for him to be about the stables of his employer frequently.

While in the stables in…