Nissen v. City of Winston-Salem

Counsel for defendant state in their brief accurately and succinctly the questions of law involved, to wit:(1) Was the chief of the fire department of the city of Winston-Salem, who was killed in a motor vehicle wreck while answering a fire call, an employee within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Law?(2) Is the Supreme Court bound by the findings of the Industrial Commission and the Superior Court in this case?

0. S., 8081 (i), Michie’s Code, 1931, provides: “The term ‘employee’ means every person engaged in an employment under any appointment or contract of hire or apprenticeship…