Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Industrial Commission

This cause is presented here for review of a judgment of the district court affirming an award of the Industrial Commission made to claimant Roberts under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The sole question for determination is whether or not the accident, resulting in the injury to claimant, arose out of and in the course of his employment. He lost an eye as the result of being hit by a stray gunshot while pheasant hunting with some employees of a business customer. In other words, did this hunting trip have a direct and causal connection with his employment simply because such a claim is made?