Prater v. Indiana Briquetting Corp.

Dissenting Opinion

Sharp, J.'

I must respectfully dissent from the majority opinion in this case. I will not burden this opinion with citations calling for a liberal and broad construction of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, although they are basic to my position in this case.

It should also be emphasized this is not a case involving the violation of a reasonable written or printed work rule under Burns’ Ind. Stat. Ann., § 40-1208.

In addition to the evidence suggested in the majority opinion, it also is undisputed that the plant manager himself had sent Appellant’s decedent and other employees to…