Murphy v. Hi-Way G.M.C. Sales & Service Corp.

This is a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The plaintiff is the administratrix of the estate of Joseph John Murphy, deceased, who died as the *398result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Creighton, Nebraska, on February 16, 1962. At the time the accident happened Murphy was employed as a salesman by Hi-Way G.M.C. Sales and Service Corporation, the defendant.

The compensation court found that Murphy died as the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment and entered an award for the plaintiff. The defendant waived rehearing before the…