Lester v. Bays Mountain Const. Co.

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

This is a suit by the widow, Carsie Lester, to collect workmen’s compensation benefits for the death of her husband, E. K. Lester, who allegedly died as a result of accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment by defendant Bays Mountain Construction Company. The other defendant, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, was the workmen’s compensation insurance carrier of its codefendant at the time of the accident.

While working for the construction company on January 5, 1953, the deceased was caught against an upright steel “I”…