Harris v. State Industrial Accident Commission

Plaintiff, claiming to be an employee of International Woodworkers of America, C. I. O., a voluntary association (hereinafter call International), and as such to be subject to the Workmen’s Compensation Act, filed a claim with the defendánt, the State Industrial Accident Commission (hereinafter called the Commission), for compensation for injuries arising out of and in the course of his alleged employment. The Commission denied the claim on the ground that there was no evidence of such employment. He appealed to the Circuit Court, where a jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in his…