Cordell Milling Co. v. State Industrial Commission

Cordell Milling Company (employer and petitioner), operating a flour mill at Cordell, Okla., sent W. L. Houk (employee and a respondent herein) to Duncan, Okla., with a truckload of flour. On the return trip darkness overtook him, the lights on the truck began “flickering,” and he crawled under the truck to fix the the lights. As he emerged therefrom he was assaulted by a robber and received personal injuries fOT which . he was awarded compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

In this original action to review said order and award, one of the propositions of petitioners is that the…