Bohy v. PFISTER HYBRID COMPANY

This is a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Gertrude V. Bohy, the plaintiff, is the widow of Henry C. Bohy. The petition alleged that Bohy had been employed by Pfister Hybrid Company, the defendant, and while in the course of his employment was killed in a grade crossing accident on February 14, 1963.

The answer denied the allegations of the petition generally; and alleged that Henry C. Bohy was an independent contractor and that no accident occurred which made the Workmen’s Compensation Law applicable.

The compensation court, after the hearing before a single judge of that…