Wells v. Industrial Commission

The petitioner, from August 1, 1943, to April 23, 1945, was regularly employed as a salesman, and received $190 per month, with a bonus. Without the knowledge of his employer, and during hours when he was not engaged in his regular employment, he worked as a painter in the thirty days preceding his injury for two different employers, receiving a total of $40.95, thus making his total earnings for the thirty days immediately preceding his injury which occurred on April 23, while working as a painter, $230.95. The commission allowed him benefits on the basis of his total wages earned for the…