Petersen v. Corno Mills Co.

Robert T. Petersen, the claimant and appellant, was employed in September, 1930, by the Corno Mills Company, a corporation which owned and operated a plant at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, known as the Three-Minute Cereal Company. Petersen was employed as an office and messenger boy. Customarily he received the company’s mail at the post office at 6:30 in the morning, had it sorted by 8 o’clock when the office opened, and at the close of the day’s business in the evening he deposited the mail at the post office. During the day he made trips to the bank, to the freight offices, down stairs, paid bills…