Sweat v. Allen

This appeal presents the ultimate question of whether or not Ray F. Allen, the appellee and claimánt, is entitled to the benefits of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Ch. 17481, Acts of 1935, as amended by Ch. 18413, Acts of 1937.. By the nature of his employment, the claimant, a deputy sheriff, was subject to being called to duty at any hour of the day or night by notification from one of his fellow employees or the sheriff, his employer, for which he' was paid a straight salary per month' regardless of the number of hours he worked. Under his contract, it was shown that his employer could…