Coates v. J. M. Bucheimer Co.

In this workmen’s compensation case, the primary question presented is whether the trial court erred in granting the motion for a directed verdict in favor of the employer on the ground that the injury suffered by the employee did not arise out of and in the course of her employment. The employee (Ruth N. Coates) is the appellant and the employer (J. M. Bucheimer Co., Inc.) is the appellee. As usual, only the facts are different: the law has not changed.

The employee, who had been employed for about six months prior to her injury, operated a machine used in the manufacturing of leather goods.…