Thayer v. Bowler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This was a workmen’s compensation case; the claimant recovered an award for total temporary disability; the employer has appealed. The principal question presented is whether the work in which claimant was engaged at the time of his injury is within the purview of the workmen’s compensation act.

There is no substantial controversy about the facts, which may be stated as follows: The employer, Bowler, is a painter by trade and is principally engaged in painting houses for others. A building and loan association usually employed him to paint…