Hatley v. Lewiston Grain Growers, Inc.

BAKES, Justice.

This appeal is brought by the employer, Lewiston Grain Growers, Inc., and its surety, Industrial Indemnity Company, from an Industrial Commission determination that the claimant, Gladys Hatley, is entitled to full income benefits as the surviving widow of Jesse Hatley who was killed in the course of his employment when his semi-truck overturned. The employer argues that the Industrial Commission erred in failing to find that the accident which caused Jesse Hatley’s death was a result of his intoxication.

On October 16, 1973, Hatley, a long haul truck driver for Lewiston Grain…