Humphries v. Jones

BOLIN, Judge.

Plaintiff, alleging she was struck in the eye by a glass thrown by a patron in the cocktail lounge where she was employed as a hostess, seeks to recover workmen’s compensation benefits. In a brief but well-reasoned written opinion the district judge rejected plaintiff’s demands, basing his decision on his finding that she was not covered by the Workmen’s Compensation Act since she was not engaged in a hazardous occupation as delineated in the Act and the jurisprudence thereunder. Plaintiff appeals and we affirm the judgment of the lower court.

The record is brief and the issue,…