United States Casualty Co. v. Hampton

(after stating the facts as above). The appellant urges that the award is erroneous and without authority of law, for the reason that the evidence failed to show the injury in suit arose out of and in the course of his employment, within the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Rev. St. 1925, arts. 8306-8309). It .is believed the contention should be overruled. The full fact was shown that the appellee, as employee, received a grievous injury to his finger in suppressing a serious affray between two coem-ployees over the recommendation for discharge of one of them. The appellee was in nowise a party…