United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Cassell

This was a suit to recover compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. Supp. 1918, art. 5246—1 et seq.) for an alleged accident which occurred to Cassell, as an employee of the Wichita Theater Company. The appellant company defended upon the ground that the injuries complained of did not have to do with and originate in the business, trade, or profession of the employer, and were not received by Cassell while engaged in or about the furtherance of the affairs of his employer, but were the result of a frolic, horseplay, or other amusement by and between the…