Lackey v. Industrial Commission

THE case comes here from the district court of Otero county, which affirmed awards of the Industrial Commission in favor of Jacks and Lawlor against Lackey for injuries received by the claimants while in the employ of Lackey.

We can find no substantial controversy in the evidence. Lackey was a farmer and made up his mind to build and operate a filling station in the town of Fowler. He procured a site for the purpose and employed men by the day to prepare the ground by pulling down a building and to put up a filling station thereon. This was accomplished, and he went into the business of the…