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Abstract
Plaintiff was employed as defendant\u27s bookkeeper. With the consent of the employer, she had done all of the bookkeeping at home for several years. As she was about to start her work one night, plaintiff discovered that her husband\u27s oily rifle was lying on the couch where she usually sat. In picking up the rifle to move it to its proper place in the closet, plaintiff accidentally fired the gun, causing an injury which resulted in the amputation of her left thumb. The lower court decided that the injury was one arising out of and in the course of plaintiff\u27s employment for which compensation should be given. On appeal, with the state supreme court evenly divided, four to four, held, affirmed. Joe Ready\u27s Shell Station and Cafe v. Ready, (Miss. 1953) 65 S. (2d) 268 (1953)
