Supreme Court of New Jersey
Henrietta Howard, by Her Guardian Ad Litem, Ralph O. Howard, Petitioner-Respondent v. Harwood’s Restaurant Co., a…
October 7, 195725 N.J. 72
Summary
The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the lower courts' award of workers' compensation to Henrietta Howard, holding that she was an employee of Harwood's Restaurant Co., that her injuries arose out of her employment, and that the employer must provide medical treatment that both cures and relieves her injuries. The court also affirmed the evidentiary finding that she performed services for financial consideration despite the lack of payroll records.