HIXSON COAL COMPANY v. FURSTENBERG

No. 5-752.

284 S.W.2d 120 (1955)

HIXSON COAL COMPANY, et al., Employer, Appellants, v. Theodora FURSTENBERG, Admx., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rose, Holland & Holland, Ft. Smith, for appellants.

G. L. Grant, Fort Smith, Luke Arnett, Little Rock, for appellee.


SEAMSTER, Chief Justice.

The Arkansas Workmen's Compensation Commission rendered an opinion, whereby Frank H. Furstenberg, was awarded benefits under the provisions of the Arkansas Workmen's Compensation Law, Ark.Stats. § 81-1301 et seq. The award of benefits was predicated upon a finding that Furstenberg contracted silicosis, an occupational disease, while in the employment of the Hixson Coal Company, appellant herein. On appeal to the Logan Circuit Court, Northern...

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