Grant County Service Bureau, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

The plaintiff, the appellant employer, contends that the evidence will not sustain the finding of ultimate fact that the deceased employee was fatally injured while performing services in the course of and incidental to his employment. It argues (1) that the employee was on a “frolic of his own” and that the employee’s activities were of no benefit to the employer, and (2) that the employee was in wilful disobedience of the employer’s directions.

Two basic rules of primary concern in appellate review of workmen’s compensation cases of this type are (1) if the credible evidence or reasonable…