Moulton v. Gregor Mines, Inc.

HOLDEN, Chief Justice.

Claimant Moulton at the times hereinafter mentioned was an employee of Gregor Mines, Incorporated. While trucking a load of ore concentrates from Shoup, Idaho, to Salt Lake City, Utah, on or about February 15, 1948, mechanical trouble developed in the transmission. To repair the truck claimant placed a canvas on the snow beneath the truck, working several hours, then proceeded on as far as Malad, Idaho, for the night, driving on to Salt Lake the next day. On the return trip he stopped at Blackfoot, Idaho, where he treated himself for a severe cold. Upon his return to…