Lehman v. Grace Oil Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The compensation commission denied the claim. The district court did likewise and claimant has appealed.

The respondent, the Grace Oil Company, was a copartnership and the owner of an oil and gas lease. The Bituminous Casualty Corporation was the insurance carrier. The respondent, Will Ashcraft, who employed claimant, was engaged in the trade or business of moving buildings. The Grace Oil Company desired to place on the lease a house for a pumper. The house was located in the town of Nickerson. The…