Spence v. Iowa Employment Security Commission

Claimant had been employed periodically by defendant Wahkonsa Foundry as a laborer. The last period of employment began September 15, 1954. His duties consisted primarily of cleaning mill pipes from one p.m. to ten p.m. He claims that on November 3, 1954, during his working hours and while actually engaged in performing his assigned task, he suffered a back injury; that “no supervisory personnel was present”, and that he left about 10:30 p.m. for home telling his fellow workers to report his injury.

He filed his claim for unemployment compensation December 3, 1954. On December 11 the employer…