Jenkins v. Glen Alden Coal Co.

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The question before us in this workmen’s compensation case is: Was the claimant injured while in the course of his employment?

The claimant, an engineer on a mechanical loader, after completing his day’s duties, which included the dropping of loaded cars to a place in the mine where they were taken to the colliery by a motor, boarded the motor to ride to the foot of the shaft, where he would leave the mine. The referee found that the claimant had violated positive orders of his foreman in riding the motor, and disallowed compensation. The board, upon appeal, reversed the…