Claim of Small v. Gibbs Press, Inc.

The deceased was an employee before he was appointed secretary. After his appointment there was no change in his duties except “ to sign minutes of meetings ” and there was no change in his salary. He was not a stockholder. Section 54, subdivision 6, of the Workmen’s Compensation Law applies only to executive officers of corporations. Some significance must be given to the word “ executive.” The officers indicated in the statute are such as have power to guide or control the policies or purposes of the corporation or to represent it in a proprietary sense. This employee had no more executory…