Randle v. Dumas

GARDNER, Justice.

Petitioner, John C. Randle, is a contractor, and, while engaged in the erection of a building in Mobile, had in his employ one James H. Dumas, his brother-in-law, as a common laborer. Dumas insists that while so employed, and doing work within the scope of said employment, he received injuries, and sought compensation therefor under the Workmen’s Compensation Statute. Chapter 287, Michie’s Code 1928.

The injury complained of was a tom ligament in hip and back, and an enlarged hernia, caused, as Dumas insists, by lifting a log onto a truck. While working previously for Autrey…