Nelson v. FRENCHMAN-CAMBRIDGE IRRIGATION DISTRICT

The plaintiff brought this action under the Workmen’s Compensation Act to recover, benefits for the death of her husband, whose death is alleged to have resulted from an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. The trial court found for the defendant and dismissed the action. The plaintiff has appealed.

The deceased at the time of his death was the superintendent of the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District. He was employed at a salary of $6,000 a year. He was required as a part of his duties to travel over the district to supervise the work of ditchriders and see to it…