Bullard v. Murdock

MERRILL, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review a judgment which denied recovery under the -workmen’s compensation laws, Tit. 26, § 253 •et seq., Code 1940, for the death of petitioner's husband.

The deceased was killed in an accident •on September 17, 1951, which arose out of and in the course of his employment with the defendant, at which time, the relation•ship of master and servant existed between the deceased and the defendant. The action was filed March 3, 1952, but was not tried until November, 1959.

The court found as a fact that the defendant did not regularly employ as many as ■eight…