Kauri v. Messner

Defendant, John Messner, is engaged in the business of lumbering in the counties of Houghton and Ontonagon. He is also the owner of a farm. Being desirous of raising and repairing a foundation wall under the dwelling on the farm, he engaged several men to do the work. None of these men were *127engaged in his lumbering’ operations. Among them was Aboudi Kauri, a common laborer. While engaged in this work he received injuries from which he later died. His widow presented a claim to the industrial accident board. The claim took the usual course, and a death award was made by the arbitration…