Newberry v. Youngs

This is a compensation case in which plaintiff ap peals and defendant cross-appeals. The appeal presents two questions:

Was the plaintiff’s contract of hire such as to cause compensation to be calculated on the formula prescribed by section 48-126, R. S. Supp., 1955, for a continuous employment relationship? The trial court held that it was, and we affirm that holding.

Was the plaintiff entitled to recover the reasonable cost of transportation from his home to the doctor’s office and to the hospital for medical care and treatment? The trial court denied the claim. We find it to be an allowable…