Beam v. . Publishing Co.

This is an action, brought by Mrs. Mary Beam, widow of R. F. Beam, to recover compensation from the defendants under the North Carolina Workmen's Compensation Act, Public Laws 1929, ch. 120, and amendments thereto, for the death of her husband, R. F. Beam, an employee of the News Publishing Company, who was killed at about 8:30 p.m. on 14 July, 1933, on the public highway while traveling in an automobile from Charlotte to Monroe.

The defendant denied liability, contending that Beam's death did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. The claim was heard by a member of the…