Frint Motor Car Co. v. Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county. E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appellant is a corporation and at the time of the accident had a salesroom in Milwaukee. August 5, 1917, the deceased, Carl Healey, was in the employ of the appellant as a mechanic, working at the warehouse, getting $25 a week and overtime at the same rate.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county. E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appellant is a corporation and at the time of the accident had a salesroom in Milwaukee. August 5, 1917, the deceased, Carl Healey, was in the employ of the appellant as a mechanic, working at the warehouse, getting $25 a week and overtime at the same rate. Automobile races had been arranged for by the Wisconsin Auto Racing Association at the State Fair Park, near Milwaukee, Saturday, August 4, and Sunday, August 5, 1917. Different dealers entered cars in these races for the purpose of promoting…
1Opinion of the CourtKerwin, J.
Three main contentions are made in this case: (a) That the accident was not an industrial accident; (b) that the employment was but casual; and (c) that the employment was a Sunday employment and no- recovery could be had for injury resulting therefrom.
1. Prior to the day of the injury, Healey, deceased, was in the employ of appellant under the compensation act, and at the time of the injury was performing services growing out of and incidental to- his employment, unless it can be said that because he left the pit provided for him during the races he thereby got outside of the course of his…
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