ADAMS v. SUPERIOR OIL CORP.

ADAMS v. SUPERIOR OIL CORP.
1926 OK 779
249 P. 700
120 Okla. 2
Case Number: 17167
Decided: 10/05/1926
Supreme Court of Oklahoma

ADAMS
v.
SUPERIOR OIL CORP. et al.

Syllabus

¶0 1. Master and Servant -- Workmen's Compensation Law--Burden of Proof on Claimant.
The burden of proof is on the claimant to show by competent evidence that the damage suffered was caused by an accidental injury arising out of, and in the course of, the employment.
2. Same -- Disallowance of Compensation Sustained.
Record examined; held, that the judgment of the Commission is reasonably supported by the evidence.

Commissioners' Opinion, Division No. 4.

Claim by James H. Adams for Compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Judgment against claimant. Claimant filed action for review in the Supreme Court within the time provided by statute. Judgment of Industrial Commission affirmed.

Skalnik & Kirk, for petitioner.
Ross & Thurman and S. J. Clay, for respondent.

STEPHENSON, C.

¶1 James H. Adams filed his claim with the Industrial Commission for compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act, for injury suffered in the course of his employment with the Superior Oil Corporation. The trial of the cause resulted in a judgment denying the claimant compensation. The latter commenced his proceeding in this court within the time provided by statute for a review of the order.