Bates v. Nelson

— Défendants assign the following “propositions relied on”: a. The work was purely casual and not for the employer’s trade or business, b. The injury did not arise out of and in the course of claimant’s employment, c. The work being performed at the time of the injury was not connected with or in furtherance of the employer’s trade or business, d. The policy of insurance did not cover the work being performed at the time of injury.

The facts are undisputed. The defendant-employer operates a store and filling station. Her residence is around the corner in the same block about forty-five feet…