Ridenour v. Lewis

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court for Douglas county awarding appellee death benefits provided by the workmen’s compensation law as a partial dependent of his deceased son.

The contested issues in the trial court were: (1) Was the deceased son shot and killed by a highwayman? (2) Did his death “arise out of his employment?” (3) Was the father (appellee) partially dependent on the deceased? (4) And, was error committed by the district court in overruling appellants’ motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence?

These questions are in effect now presented to…