SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO. v. FRIAR

No. 5-5004.

444 S.W.2d 556 (1969)

SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO., Inc., Appellant, v. James FRIAR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 15, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hout, Thaxton & Hout, by Dean A. Garrett, Newport, for appellant.

Smith, Williams, Friday & Bowen, by George Pike Jr., Little Rock, for appellee.


HARRIS, Chief Justice.

James Friar, appellee herein, is a common laborer with a background of steady employment until October 29, 1963, when his right hand was mutilated in a saw-type apparatus while employed by appellant, Southern Cotton Oil Company. It subsequently became necessary that the hand be amputated, and this was done on May 30, 1964. The company paid appellee's medical and hospital expenses, paid for his prosthesis, and 40 weeks' compensation during the...

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