JOHNSON BROTHERS LUMBER COMPANY v. HOOD


330 S.W.2d 929 (1959)

JOHNSON BROTHERS LUMBER COMPANY, Scottsville, Kentucky, et al., Appellants, v. Mabel HOOD, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied February 5, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent McElwain, McElwain, Dinning, Clarke & Winstead, Louisville, for appellants.

W. C. Edrington, Louisville, Frank R. Goad, Scottsville, for appellee.


BIRD, Judge.

Roy Hood parked his car on appellant's premises and began walking downgrade to a sawmill at which he planned to do some work. While walking to the mill his automobile was, in some unexplained manner, caused to roll down the grade. Hood was run down by the driverless car and killed.

The appellee, widow of Roy Hood, contends that the accident arose out of and in the course of his employment with appellant who was covered by the Workmen's Compensation...

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