Schuler v. Holmes

This appeal presents the single question: Is claimant barred from the benefits of the Iowa Workmen’s Compensation Act, under section 85.61 (3a), Code of 1950? The industrial commissioner and the district court held that he was and claimant has appealed.

Section 85.61 defines various terms used in the Act. *1305Paragraph. 3 thereof provides: “The following persons shall not be deemed ‘workmen’ or ‘employees’: a. A person whose employment is purely casual and not for the purpose of the employer’s trade or business.” (Italics ours.) In construing this provision we are definitely committed to the rule…