WEST v. LAKE LAWRENCE PULPWOOD COMPANY

No. 5-2406.

346 S.W.2d 460 (1961)

Tom WEST, Appellant, v. LAKE LAWRENCE PULPWOOD COMPANY et al. Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Fred Jones, Little Rock, for appellant.

Robert Law, Mehaffy, Smith & Williams, W. A. Eldredge, Jr., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

This is a workmen's compensation case. Tom West, a pulpwood hauler, was severely injured when a dead tree fell on him breaking a leg, three ribs and four other ribs being torn lose. His kidneys, pelvis and abdomen were also injured. Mr. West filed a claim for compensation against the Lake Lawrence Pulpwood Company for workmen's compensation benefits. The referee and the full commission denied compensation on the ground that the evidence did not show...

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