Barton v. Skelly Oil Co.

MABRY, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant claims compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of New Mexico, Comp.St.1929, § 156-101 et seq. as amended, for an accidental injury alleged to have resulted from the bite of a poisonous insect and occurring, on June 19, 1941, while plaintiff-appellant was employed by defendant-appellee in the process of laying an oil pipe line in Lea county. He appeals from an unfavorable decision made by the court without a jury. For convenience, the parties will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, respectively.

It is not disputed that plaintiff…