Village of Schofield v. Industrial Commission

The widow of John De Lisle filed a claim against the village of Schofield for her husband’s death which the commission allowed. The village and its insurer brought action to review the proceedings and the circuit court vacated the award and remanded the case for further proceedings. The only controversy is whether De Lisle was in the employ of the village of Schofield or of Marathon county at the time of his death.

De Lisle was marshal of the village. Many burglaries had been committed in the village, the adjacent country, and *86the city of Wausau. De Lisle found some burglar’s tools and…