Shaw v. Industrial Commission

STEVENS, Presiding Judge.

We are faced with a problem which is novel in Arizona appellate opinions, i. e., by what method is the average monthly wage determined in relation to an injury sustained in seasonal employment concerning a temporary or pre-stationary physical condition. Unfortunately for both the injured employee and her employer, who is the petitioner before this Court, the employer was required to carry workmen’s compensation insurance and failed to do so. This fact does not change the applicable law.

The employer is a manufacturer of excelsior pads for evaporative coolers. His work…