Hudson v. Taylor

Code § 114-105 provides in part as follows: “No compensation shall be allowed for an injury or death due to the employee’s wilful misconduct. . . or due to intoxication.” It is here contended that the original award was properly set aside by the superior court, in that a finding was demanded that Hudson’s death was the result of his intoxication. In support of this view, the employer testified that he had that morning found Hudson too drunk to work, and had told him to park the saw and get off the job; that he “could sleep it off, and when he got sober enough, he could come back and pick up…