Faulkner v. Industrial Commission

Harry W. Faulkner, petitioner, was employed by David B. Hartline and Vaughn S. McGuire as a "starter and flagman" at their auto race track known as State Speedway in Maricopa County. The first day he worked, March 14, 1948, he was struck by a skidding racing car and severely injured. He filed a claim and was allowed compensation on a temporary disability status under the policy his employers had with the Arizona Industrial Commission, hereinafter designated as the Commission. His salary was $10.00 per day. Had he worked each day the track operated from March 1947, the date his employers began operation, to the date of his injury in 1948, he would have earned $430.00 during the entire period. On September 13, 1949 his compensation benefits were suspended until the matter of petitioners monthly earning capacity with his employers insured by the Commission prior to injury was established.