Stevens v. Essex Fells Country Club

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hehek, J.

The question here is whether the infant prosecutor’s conceded injury was the result of an accident which arose out of and in the course of his employment with de fendant within the intendment of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. R. S. 34:15-7, et seq. The Bureau and the Essex Common Pleas resolved the issue in the negative; and we concur in that conclusion.

These are the salient facts: On July 10th, 1945, prosecutor was injured while participating in a golf tournament conducted on defendant’s links by caddies in its employ. Prosecutor was then a…