Watson v. Industrial Commission

UDALL, Justice.

This matter is before us by a petition to review the decision of the Court of Appeals reported in 3 Ariz.App. 32, 411 P.2d 455. We have jurisdiction to review this case pursuant to Rule 47(b), Rules of the Supreme Court, 17 A.R.S. and A.R.S. § 12-120.24. The Court of Appeals, Division I, set aside an award of the Arizona Industrial Commission, and held that an inmate of the state prison who was injured while working as a prisoner could recover for injuries sustained pursuant to the Workmen’s Compensation Act of this state.

The facts of this case, as reflected by the evidence,…