Willis v. City of Dumas

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case involving injury and subsequent death of Jesse K. Willis as a result of an automobile collision. The single question presented is whether the injuries sustained by Mr. Willis grew out of, and occurred within the course of, his employment as Chief of Police of the City of Dumas in Desha County, Arkansas. The collision occurred in Jefferson County while Chief Willis and his wife were in route from Dumas to Pine Bluff. The Workmen’s Compensation Commission found that the accidental injuries did not arise out of and occur within the…