Friend v. Industrial Commission

John C. Pratt, Sr. appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon County setting aside his workmen’s compensation award. The issue is whether he was within the scope of covered employment at the time of injury.

He was employed by Ronald Friend, d/b/a Farmer’s Friend Grain and Sales Company located at Kilbourne, in Mason County. He worked at the grain elevator dumping or hauling grain, shelling corn, running the auger and the like. In February, 1964, after he had completed wrecking work on a corn crib, he was directed to go to certain timber land on a farm owned by his employer and…