McCollum v. Rogers

382 S.W.2d 892 (1964)

Gilbert R. McCOLLUM et al., Appellants,

v.

Vera M. ROGERS et al. Appellees.

No. 5-3341.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 19, 1964.

Eugene S. Harris and Bridges, Young & Matthews, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

McMath, Leatherman, Woods & Youngdahl, Little Rock, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a claim filed by the appellees, the widow and children of Orvis Noel Rogers, for death benefits under the workmen's compensation law. The Commission denied the claim upon the ground that the case falls within the "going and coming rule," which exempts the employer from…