WHITEHEAD v. ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA

No. 16573.

361 F.2d 620 (1966)

Mrs. Bessie B. WHITEHEAD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

June 11, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Gamble, Maryville, Tenn., Arthur B. Goddard, Maryville, Tenn., on brief; Goddard & Gamble, Maryville, Tenn., of counsel, for appellant.

J. H. Hodges, Knoxville, Tenn., D. H. Rosier, Jr., Maryville, Tenn., on brief; Hodges, Doughty & Carson, Knoxville, Tenn., of counsel, for appellee.

Before WEICK, Chief Judge, and O'SULLIVAN and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges.


WEICK, Chief Judge.

The action in the District Court was brought by the widow of a deceased employee of the Aluminum Company of America to recover compensation benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Law of Tennessee, for his death, alleged to have arisen out of and in the course of his employment. Jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship.

The District Judge heard the case without a jury and made an award of compensation, from which the employer...

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