Chambers v. . Oil Company

Two questions of law are presented for decision:

First, did the injury to plaintiff arise out of and in the course of the employment ?

Second, if the injury was the result of horse-play, is the plaintiff entitled to compensation?

The first question of law involves a construction of section 2(f) of the Compensation Act. The section reads as follows: “Injury and personal injury shall mean only injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment and shall not include disease in any form, except where it results naturally and unavoidably from the accident.”

The record in the case at bar…