Buice v. Service Mut. Ins. Co.

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This is a workman’s compensation case. L. E. Buice was the employer, C. H. Buice the employee, and Service Mutual Insurance Company the alleged carrier. The insurance company brought suit to set aside the award of the Industrial Accident Board. Mrs*. Eunice Buice, widow of the deceased employee, filed a cross-action to recover the compensation allowable under the statute. The trial court without a jury rendered judgment in favor of the insurance company. Mrs. Buice appealed.

L. E. Buice, the employer, was engaged in the gin business, and was also engaged in farming and in…