Industrial Commission v. Rogers

The defendant in error, Mary Rogers, was serving as a petit juror in Hamilton county on October 23,1923. When she was dismissed for the day, the operation of the elevators in the court house, because of the lateness of the hour, had been discontinued and she was obliged to walk down the steps. While descending the steps, she fell, fracturing her hip. She filed a claim with the Industrial Commission, which was denied on the ground that she was not an employee of the county or state, within the purview of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. An appeal was taken to the court of common pleas, and a…