Monroe v. St. Marks Lutheran Church

This is an action under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Plaintiff served as organist in each of the two defendant churches and was severely injured in an automobile accident while enroute to Milford, Nebraska, to perform his duties as organist in Grace Lutheran Church of Milford. He was denied recovery in both the compensation court and the district court. We affirm the judgment of the lower courts.

The defendant churches are separate entities. St. Marks Lutheran Church is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Grace Lutheran Church in Milford. Both are members of the same synod. Each is separately…