Hollinsworth v. Traubaugh

CLAY, 'Commissioner.

In this workman’s compensation case the Board made an award to the widow and children of the deceased employee. Appellants contend there was no competent evidence to support the finding of the Board that the employee’s death was caused by an accident.

The employee had been working for appellants in cutting timber. On the day of the alleged accident he was sawing a tree with another employee, using a heavy chain saw. What happened is thus stated by the fellow employee:

“Well, we was down there sawing a tree down, and it got about half sawed down, and Fobie put his hand on his…