Dancy v. Abraham Bros. Packing Co.

delivered the' opinion of the Court.

In this case petitioner, who accidentally lost an eye while doing some work for the packing company, was denied an award by the trial court on the ground that he was, at the time, a casual employee only.

When injured, he was engaged in erecting a small auxiliary structure, described as a hydrant house, built around, to protect from freezing, the control valves of an automatic sprinkler system, which had previously been installed to protect the plant from fire. At the moment he was cutting a sheet of tin, a piece of which flew up and struck his eye.

His…