Peterson v. Taylor

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Taylor Motor Company of Minneapolis, a dealer in used cars, brings certiorari to review a decision of the Industrial Commission, granting workmen’s compensation benefits to Peter J. Peterson, employed by it as a used car salesman. The appeal is based on the grounds that (1) at the time he sustained the accidental injuries for which compensation was awarded, Peterson was not engaged in his employment but was either in the employ of Waterhouse Motor Company, a corporation, or engaged in his own personal business; and (2) the evidence fails to support a finding that…