Holloway v. Ideal Seating Co.

Boyles, J,

The plaintiff, a minor under the age of 18 years, was allowed double compensation by the department of labor and industry for personal injury and the loss of two fingers. On leave granted, the employer appeals in the nature of certiorari and the only question involved is whether an injury to a minor under 18 years of age, in order to be compensable under the workmen’s compensation law, must arise out of and in the course of the employment. The department held that the fact that plaintiff was such a minor, illegally employed, constituted an exception to such general rule.

Plaintiff…