Gilbert v. Gilbert Machine Works, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

This is a workman’s compensation case. The employe died as the result of a streptococcic infection; and the question for decision is whether his widow, acting for herself and the dependent children, has sustained the burden of proving that an abrasion of the outer surface of the nose, through which it is reasonably inferable the lethal germs were introduced, was the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment. R. S. 1937, 34:15-1 et seq.

The compensation bureau resolved the issue in favor of the employer, and…