Abell Chevrolet Co. v. Industrial Commission

Maud Abell filed with the Industrial Commission an application for adjustment of her claim, alleging the injury and death of Sam Abell, her husband, from an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. The application specifically alleged that Sam Abell was engaged in negotiating the sale of a used automobile to a prospective purchaser in the used-car department of the Abell Chevrolet Company garage, “and a terrific wind came from the southwest, * * * the wind wrecked the building and a steel beam from the front part of the garage building fell and struck Abell on the head and…