FLATT v. TENNESSEE HANDLE CO.


228 S.W.2d 110 (1950)

FLATT v. TENNESSEE HANDLE CO. et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 17, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trabue & Sturdivant, Nashville, for plaintiff in error.

E.A. Langford and A.B. McKay, Cookeville, for defendants in error.


NEIL, Chief Justice.

This is a suit to recover compensation for the partial loss of the sight of an eye. The plaintiff, J.C. Flatt, was employed by the Tennessee Handle Company in its plant at Cookeville and while performing his customary duties he was struck in the eye by a small piece of wood. The only question made on this appeal is the extent of the plaintiff's disability.

The accident occurred on September 24, 1947. He was taken to a local physician who...

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