WEEKS v. McCONNELL


264 S.W.2d 573 (1954)

WEEKS v. McCONNELL.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 11, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Gilliland, Canale, Glankler, Little, Boone & Loch, Memphis, for plaintiff in error.

Snowden, Davis, McCloy, Myar & Wellford, Auvergne Williams, Jr., Memphis, for defendant in error.


TOMLINSON, Justice.

Weeks, the plaintiff-in-error here, is a contractor in the business of building residences for sale. Among the acts to be done in the building of such residences is that of papering the various rooms. While McConnell was engaged under an arrangement with Weeks in papering a room in one of these houses, he received an injury that resulted in the loss of his eye. He instituted this suit for recovery under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Weeks resisted...

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