R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Howser

The claimant was employed by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as a salesman, and while filling some cigarette lighters which were to be given away with certain goods as premiums, the lighter fuel caught on fire and claimant sustained injuries by being burned. The Industrial Commission awarded the claimant $132 compensation for temporary disability, withholding any decision as to whether he had sustained any permanent disability. The employer and insurance carrier bring an original action in this court for a review of said award.

It is contended that the Industrial Commission was without…