Industrial Commission v. Schaefer Realty Co.

This case arises under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The employee, Rosetta, suffered a compensable injury. He filed a claim with the Industrial Commission, which, after a hearing, made an award in his favor. The employer, Schaefer Realty Company, carried the controversy into the district court, contending that the claimant had lost his right to workmen’s compensation by electing to bring, and by prosecuting to final judgment, an action at law for damages on account of alleged negligence of the employer in connection with the accident. The district court sustained the contention and…