Hayes v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

The plaintiff in this action, Jesse Lee Hayes, entered the employ of defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Company, a corporation, early in September, 1945. His duties included operating an elevator and working in the shipping room. He engaged in outside activities, such as dealing in junk, and transporting for compensation fellow employees to and from defendant’s building.

The defendant owned and operated a large retail establishment in Seattle and, in an adjoining building, a mail order and delivery plant serving approximately twenty retail stores throughout the state of Washington and adjacent…