GILBERT v. E. B. LAW AND SON, INC.

No. 5953.

287 P.2d 992 (1955)

60 N.M. 101

Inez M. GILBERT, Widow of C. W. Gilbert, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. E. B. LAW AND SON, Inc., a New Mexico Corporation, and Fireman's Fund Indemnity Company, a Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 14, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whatley & Oman, Las Cruces, Stagner & Sage, Carlsbad, for appellants.

Wm. M. Siegenthaler, Artesia, Neal & Girand, Hobbs, for appellee.


McGHEE, Justice.

The defendant employer and insurance carrier appeal from verdict and judgment awarding plaintiff, the widow of the deceased workman, compensation benefits for his death.

The workman, C.W. Gilbert, was employed by the defendant, E.B. Law and Son, Inc., as a truck driver transporting gasoline to different places from Artesia, New Mexico, where he lived. Shortly after midnight on October 31, 1952, he left Artesia with a truck scheduled for Moriarity...

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