Perry v. Johnson Fruit Co.

Horth, District Judge.

By this proceeding, brought under the workmen’s compensation law, the plaintiff, Carrie A. Perry, seeks to recover compensation from the defendant, Johnson Fruit Company, of Hastings, Nebraska, by whom her husband, Lew S. Perry, was employed and whose death while so employed resulted from accidental burns upon his body.

The principal question for determination is: Did the injury causing the death of Lew S. Perry arise out of and in the course of his employment by the defendant?

The compensation commissioner found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded her compensation in…