Lovewell v. Lovewell

STUART, Justice.

The husband filed a claim for workmen’s compensation against his wife and her insurance carrier. The deputy industrial commissioner as sole arbitrator, the commissioner upon review and the district court upon appeal held for claimant. We reverse.

The only issue necessary to our decision is whether, assuming claimant was an employee of his wife, he was excluded from workmen’s compensation coverage under that portion of section 85.61(3) Code of Iowa, which provides:

“The following persons shall not be deemed ‘workmen’ or ‘employees’ * * *

“c. A person * * * standing in a…