Herman v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.

The plaintiff filed with'the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation a claim against M. S. Jamerson, doing busi ness as Atlanta Sand & Supply Co., as employer, and Ætna Casualty & Surety Co., as insurance carrier, for compensation for the death by electrocution of her husband, John W. Herman Jr., alleged to have arisen out of and in the course of his employment as superintendent of a sand-mining plant in Crawford County. The defendants admitted that the deceased was employed by the defendant-employer at the time of his death, but contended that death resulted from wilful misconduct and a…