Cartwright v. Industrial Accident Board

This appeal is from a judgment of the district court which affirmed orders made by the Industrial Accident Board denying compensation to Deuel Cartwright. The only question necessary to a decision in this case is whether or not Cartwright was acting-in the course of his employment at the time the accident occurred.

The undisputed facts are that during November, 1939, Cartwright was employed as a bartender by Manila Murphy who operated the Boulder Hot Springs Resort. Cartwright was on shift there during the night of November 5th and the early morning hours of November 6th. He “caught a ride” to…