SAM JONES CASING CREWS v. DEPENDENTS OF SKIPPER

No. 44467.

199 So.2d 436 (1967)

SAM JONES CASING CREWS and Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Employer/Carrier-Appellants, v. DEPENDENTS OF James SKIPPER, Deceased, Claimants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 22, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibbes & Graves, William S. Mullins, III, Laurel, for appellants.

Stanford Young, Waynesboro, for appellees.


PATTERSON, Justice.

James Skipper was killed in a highway accident while driving a truck which belonged to Sam Jones Casing Crews. Skipper's dependents filed a claim for death benefits under the Mississippi Workmen's Compensation Act against the employer and insurance carrier. Following a hearing, the attorney-referee awarded death benefits. On review, the Workmen's Compensation Commission reversed the order of the attorney-referee and denied benefits. The Circuit...

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