Little v. J. Korber & Co.

CHAVEZ, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee, the dependent widow of Irving E. Little, deceased, on her claim filed under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. ' The case was tried by the district court of Bernalillo County, without a jury.

Irving E. Little, age 59, had been employed by J. Korber & Co., a hardware concern in Albuquerque, for some fifteen years as manager of the wholesale department His duties entailed buying and selling merchandise, keeping three outside salesmen supplied with goods, and supervising the catalogue operations, as well as supervising…