City and County of Denver v. Lee

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Groves.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which the defendant in error Lee was the claimant. Claimant, a police officer, sustained a back injury while playing on the Denver Police Department basketball team, and the question is whether he was then within the scope of his employment. Thé Industrial Commission found that he was and the district court affirmed this determination. We also affirm.

The Denver Police Protective Association (here called the “association”) was a sponsor of the basketball team upon which claimant was a member. The association was and is…