Southwestern Grocery Co. v. State Industrial Commission

Citations

• 205 P. 929
• 85 Okla. 248
• 1922 OK 100
• 1922 Okla. LEXIS 78

Syllabus

<p>(Syllabus.)</p> <p>1. Master and Servant — Workmen’s Compensation — Statutes— Repeal.</p> <p>Section 1 of chapter 14, Session Laws of 1919, p. 14, repealed section 1, article 1 of chapter 246, Session Laws of 1915, p. 471, including the- provision: “If there be or arise any hazardous occupation or work other than 'those hereinabove enumerated, it shall come under this act.”</p> <p>2. Same — Claims—Presumptions.</p> <p>In a proceeding for the enforcement of a claim for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, the presumption prevails that the claim comes within the provisions of the act, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary.</p> <p>3. Same — Departments of Employer’s Business — Scope of Act.</p> <p>The Workmen’s Compensation Act recognizes the fact that the employer may conduct different departments of business, some of which fall within the act, and some of which do not.</p> <p>4. Same — “Employer”—Definition.</p> <p>An employer, under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, is one who employs more than two workmen,.</p>