Campbell v. Schwers-Campbell, Inc.

SADLER, Justice.

The question for decision is whether plaintiff’s decedent, found dead'by the side of his overturned automobile alongside a New Mexico highway, came to his death as the result of injuries suffered in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment by defendant.

The plaintiff who is the surviving wife of the decedent brought her action as claimant seeking recovery for the death of her husband under the provisions of the New Mexico Workmen’s Compensation Act. The claim was based on an allegation that the husbánd came to his death by reason of injuries received in an…