Higgins v. Monroe Evening News

Blair Moody, Jr., J.

The lengthy history of this case is as follows:

1. On August 24, 1968, a petition for workers’ compensation was filed by the plaintiff.

2. Hearings were held before Referee George Huber on May 6 and 27, 1969.

3. On July 14, 1969, the referee held that plaintiff was not entitled to compensation because he had not been peddling papers or acting as an employee of the newspaper at the time of the accident.

4. The Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (the board) affirmed the referee’s decision on November 10,1971.

5. The Court of Appeals, in an opinion authored by the now Justice…