MORRISTOWN CHEST COMPANY v. MORGAN


370 S.W.2d 513 (1963)

MORRISTOWN CHEST COMPANY v. Mrs. Doris MORGAN

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

September 11, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. E. Bill Bowman, Greeneville, for petitioner.

Robert R. Campbell, Knoxville, Wm. H. Inman, Morristown, Hodges, Doughty & Carson, Knoxville, Taylor & Inman, Morristown, of counsel, for respondent.


DYER, Justice.

This is a Workmen's Compensation case wherein the Trial Judge has awarded full compensation benefits to the petitioner widow, Mrs. Doris Morgan for the death of her employee husband. The award is against the defendant employer, Morristown Chest Company, who has seasonably appealed to this Court.

The deceased employee white, male, age thirty was employed by defendant as a ripsaw operator. This job required deceased to take pieces of lumber weighing...

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