BRYSON v. BENTON


395 S.W.2d 794 (1965)

Anna Ruth BRYSON, Appellant-Employee, v. Cletus BENTON, d/b/a Holiday Inn Restaurant and Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, Appellees-Employer.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

November 1, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conrad Finnell, Cleveland, for appellant, Finnell & Thompson, Cleveland, of counsel.

Alvin York Bell, Chattanooga, for appellees, Noone, Moseley & Bell, Chattanooga, of counsel.


DYER, Justice.

This is a Workmen's Compensation case presenting the question of whether tips received by a waitress in a public restaurant shall be considered in computing her average weekly wages. The Chancellor, in his memorandum, on this point said:

It was earnestly insisted by petitioner's counsel that these wage payments should be supplemented by tips received by petitioner and thus arrive at the average weekly...

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