Baynes v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Gardner, Presiding Judge.

Counsel for the employer and insurance carrier argue that the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act must be construed reasonably and liberally with a view of applying the beneficent provisions of the statute so as to effectuate its purpose. This is a correct principle of law generally, but of course the appellate courts have some leeway in deciding how to apply the rule. It is also true, as contended, that in order to recover for an injury under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, it must appear that the injury arose out of, and in the course of…