Bowlus v. Industrial Commission

Plaintiff in error, John Wesley Bowlus, hereinafter called Bowlus, was employed as a truck driver by defendants in error Farrington, doing business as Yampa Transfer, hereinafter called Yampa.

On July 24, 1960, Bowlus, while hauling a load of cattle in the course of his employment, was injured when a truck he was driving for Yampa went off the highway on Gore Pass. Bowlus filed a claim with the Industrial Commission for workmen’s compensation. Yampa carried no insurance coverage under the Act nor had it rejected the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. It contended that it was not an…