Penwell v. Anderson

This1 action was brought under the workmen’s compensation law. Plaintiff, the workman, recovered a judgment, and defendants have appealed.

Defendants contend that plaintiff’s injury is not compensable under the Nebraska law because plaintiff was employed to work in the state of Texas where his injury occurred.

From the record the following facts appear: Plaintiff and defendant Anderson, the employer, are residents of Tilden, Nebraska. Anderson is engaged in operating a number of trucks in hauling gravel, paving material and dirt. He owned 20 or more trucks and took contracts for hauling…