McKinley v. Clarke County

L. W. McKinley, county engineer of Clarke county, Iowa, was accidentally killed while enroute from Des Moines to Clarke county with repair parts for county road machinery. His' widow instituted proceedings against the county and its insurance carrier under the Workmen’s Compensation Act to recover compensation for his death. The defense plead, in addition to a general denial, was that McKinley was an "official” appointed by the county, and, therefore was not a "workman” or "employee” within the purview of the act.

Upon arbitration the deputy industrial commissioner, as sole arbitrator, denied…