Amundsen v. Poppe

Frank T. Gallagher, Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the industrial commission affirming a referee’s determination that relator was not within the coverage of the workmen’s compensation act on the basis of its finding that at the time of the injury relator’s employment was casual and not in the usual course of the trade, business, profession, or occupation of his then employer.

Relator, Helmer Amundsen, a carpenter by trade, filed his petition with the industrial commission to recover compensation alleged to be due him as a result of injuries to his back sustained on December 18,…