Pope v. Goodson

The question for decision is whether the record permits the inference that the death of Pope resulted from an injury by accident which arose out of and in the course of his employment. An affirmative answer would uphold the judgment below; a negative response would reverse it.

The generally recognized rule is that where the injured employee is by reason of his employment peculiarly or specially exposed to risk of injury from lightning' — that is, one greater than other persons in the community,' — death or injury resulting from this source usually is compensable as an injury by accident…