BLOCK COAL AND COKE COMPANY v. GIBSON


285 S.W.2d 112 (1955)

BLOCK COAL AND COKE COMPANY, Inc. v. Elmer GIBSON.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 9, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.P. O'Neil and Paul Chastain, Knoxville, for plaintiff in error.

Roy Asbury, LaFollette, Hodges & Doughty, Knoxville, for defendant in error.


NEIL, Chief Justice.

The only question made on this appeal is whether or not the trial judge was in error in deciding an issue of fact. This is a suit under the Workmen's Compensation Law. The question of fact is, was the employee's injury total and permanent or otherwise. The trial judge awarded compensation for total and permanent disability. Now comes the appellant, the employer, who insists that there is no evidence to sustain the finding by the trial court. The...

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