Boyd v. Industrial Commission

The circuit court of Ford County confirmed the order of the Industrial Commission sustaining the decision of its arbitrator denying compensation to petitioner Katherine K. Boyd for the death of her husband, Orville Boyd. From that judgment petitioner has appealed.

Decedent had been employed by Central Soya Company as a truck driver and maintenance man for some ten years. On the day of his death he commenced work at approximately 7:00 A.M., and unloaded “pretty much full” 55-gallon oil drums by using a winch and cable which were operated by a lever on the truck dashboard; decedent remained in…