Manning v. State Industrial Accident Commission

McAllister, c. j.

Plaintiff, while employed as a laborer by a landscape gardener, sustained a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. Plaintiff’s claim for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law ① was denied by defendant, State Industrial Accident Commission, on the ground that plaintiff was not covered under that act. Plaintiff appealed to the circuit court which reversed the commission and directed it to allow plaintiff’s claim. The defendant appeals.

Whether plaintiff was covered under the Workmen’s Compensation Law at the time of his injury…