Hamilton Motor Co. v. Cooner

STAKELY, Justice.

This is a petition for certiorari to review the judgment of the lower court awarding compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code 1940, Tit. 26, §§ 253-325, to the widow and dependent children of Grady Cooner, deceased.

Grady Cooner met his death on June 15, 1948, at 5 :25 p. m. in an automobile accident on Alabama Highway 78 approximately 1J4 miles east of Jasper, Alabama. The question for decision is whether the death of Grady Cooner arose out of and in the course of his employment.

Grady Cooner was employed by the defendant Hamilton Motor Company, a partnership of…