Rachels v. Pepoon

This writ brings up for review a judgment of the Passaic Common Pleas Court, affirming a judgment of the workmen’s compensation bureau, awarding respondent compensation for the death of her son, Robert Louis Pepoon.

Pepoon worked for Rachels, who was a wholesale newspaper dealer, taking delivery of his papers in Hoboken, and distributing them by trucks to his customers who were local, retail dealers. Pepoon was a helper on one of these distributing trucks. The trucks were hired by Rachels and the drivers were furnished by the truck owners. Pepoon’s practice and duty was to ride on one of these…