Board of Commissioners v. Merritt

Action by appellee before the Industrial Board for compensation for personal injury which resulted in a finding in favor of appellee upon which there was an award.

Appellant prosecutes an appeal to this court, assigning as error that the award is contrary to law.

The undisputed facts upon which the finding and award rests, briefly stated, are as follows: On and prior to August 17, 1922, appellant, through its county highway superintendent for Wells County, was engaged in transporting gravel from a gravel pit to a public highway in the county in trucks owned and operated by the county for the…