Claim of Williams v. Leonard Electric Co.

Staley, Jr., J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which awarded claimant benefits. The sole issue is whether or not the injury sustained from an assault by a coemployee was the result of an accident arising out of and during the course of the employment. Claim*781ant objected to the appointment by the shop steward of a committee girl to represent the claimant without the claimant having the opportunity to vote for the committee girl at a union meeting. An argument ensued between the claimant and the shop steward and the latter struck the claimant, as a result of which she…