OMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. HODGE


329 S.W.2d 842 (1959)

OMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Inc., and Standard Accident Insurance Company, v. Mrs. Carl Jack HODGE, individually and as guardian for Carla Sue Hodge and Robert Lee Hodge.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 2, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simmonds, Bowman & Herndon, Johnson City, for plaintiffs-in-error.

Stacy J. Grayson, Bristol, for defendant-in-error.


PREWITT, Justice.

The Circuit Judge sustained the petition below and allowed Workmen's Compensation under the statute, T.C.A. § 50-901 et seq.

The case involves the question of whether or not there is material evidence to support the conclusion that the employment in which the deceased workman was engaged resulted in a special risk of his being struck by lightning.

It appears that the deceased was killed September 17, 1958, while he was employed...

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