Spencer v. Chesapeake Paperboard Co.

William Spencer, of Baltimore, a laborer, forty-five years old, is claiming workmen’s compensation for burns received by him in the factory of Chesapeake Paperboard Company on the morning of December 2, 1944. His claim was disallowed by the State Industrial Accident Commission on the ground that his injuries did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. When his case was heard on appeal in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, the jury found that the injuries did arise out of and in the course of his employment; but the trial judge entered judgment n. o. v in favor of the employer…