Orcutt v. Trustees of Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church

1 Reported in 212 N.W. 173. Certiorari to review the order of the industrial commission awarding compensation to the dependent widow of the deceased employe, Ernest Orcutt.

The only question is whether the injury which resulted in Orcutt's death arose in the course of his employment.

Orcutt was in the employ of the defendant as a janitor and caretaker. On September 8, 1925, he fell through the skylight in the attic into the auditorium below and received injuries from which he died a few days later.

The belfry of the church was infested with pigeons. They were a recognized nuisance. They injured…