Martin K. Eby Construction Co. v. Industrial Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frantz.

The question for determination is whether the Colorado Workmen’s Compensation Act (C.R.S. ’53, 81-1-1 et seq.), which provides compensation for personal injury or death of an employee by accident “arising out of and in the course of his employment,” is applicable, under the circumstances of this case, to an injury sustained by Romero while en route to a construction job on which he had been hired as a laborer.

Considering the testimony in connection with the findings of the Industrial Commission, the following represents a fair summary of the facts.

Martin K. Eby…