McGHEE, Chief Justice.
The question for determination is whether a workman injured while working on a drilling rig may collect a fifty percent penalty under our Workmen's Compensation Act from an employer who has failed to provide a safety device for the rig, thus causing an injury.
It is not disputed the claim stated a cause of action under § 57-907, 1941 Compilation, absent the amendment of such statute by Ch. 96, Laws of 1953. Prior to the amendment...
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