Sanders v. Jarka Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wacheneeld, J.

The petition here in a Workmen’s Compensation case was dismissed by the Bureau. The dismissal was sustained by the Common Pleas and the former Supreme Court. The facts are not disputed and the sole issue is whether the court below erred in its conclusion that the accident did not arise out of appellant’s employment.

On July 27, 1944 Sanders was employed as a maintenance mechanic by the Jarka Company, a stevedoring concern oper ating in Port Newark, New Jersey. While backing up one of the corporation trucks, he struck a coal truck belonging…