Williams v. Gartrell

Hall, Presiding Judge.

The employer appeals from a judgment of the superior court affirming an award of death benefits by the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation.

The sole issue is whether there was any evidence that the deceased employee had an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment. The employee’s usual work was loading lumber onto trucks at the sawmill. The mill employed a full time truck driver and one of the proprietors also drove on a regular basis. However, the deceased employee was occasionally asked to drive, and on the morning of his death had driven one load to…