Murphy v. Jac-See Packing Co.

JONES, Justice:

Dana K. Murphy was killed in an automobile accident in the early evening of January 29, 1966. He was an employee of appellee, and on June 30, 1966, the appellants, the widow and dependent children of the deceased, filed claim for benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The claim was controverted July 11, 1966.

Appellee asserted that, at the time of the accident, (1) the decedent was on a mission on his own behalf; (2) his death did not arise out of or in the course of his employment; (3) if he was on a mission for the employer, he departed therefrom; and (4) intoxication…