Kotarski v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.

KAESS, District Judge.

This action is brought by the Administrator of the Estate of Frederick E. Gutowski, decedent, an employee of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, who was fatally injured at its plant in Jackson, Michigan, on December 26, 1963, in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. The defendant, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, is the workmen’s compensation insurance carrier for Goodyear and has entered into payment of the statutory benefits to the widow and child.

The accident occurred when Gutowski was operating a machine known as a rubber calendar, which…