Ferguson v. Sohio Petroleum Co.

This is a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The sole question was whether or not the injury to O. B. Ferguson, from which he died, arose out of and in the course of his employment. The. attorney-referee, the Commission and the circuit court, in succession, denied the claim of the widow, Mrs. Ovelia V. Ferguson, and she has appealed here.

The deceased worked for Sohio Petroleum Company as an assistant foreman. His regular working day was eight hours, but he was subject to call during the whole twenty-four hours. .The oil wells were located some distance from the City of Natchez in…