Baker v. State Industrial Accident Commission

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] AFFIRMED. The defendant, State Industrial Commission appealed from a judgment, based upon the verdict of a jury, in favor of Mary M. Baker, claimant and widow of Frank O. Baker, who died July 16, 1926.

It is conceded in this case that on April 17, 1926, Baker, and his employer, the Coates Driving and Boom Company, a corporation, were under the Workmen's Compensation Act. The company was engaged in logging and lumbering operations in Tillamook County. On that date…