Fairchild v. Prairie Oil & Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This is an appeal from an award under the workmen’s compensation act. The commissioner made an award denying compensation, and an appeal was taken to the district court, which awarded it.

As the appeal deals solely with the question of whether the injuries arose out of and in the course of the employment, the following must be detailed.

John Fairchild, husband of one plaintiff and father of the others; was employed by the appellant as a pumper-on an oil and gas lease and had been so employed for eight years preceding his death. He was killed…