W.R. FAIRCHILD CONSTRUCTION CO. v. OWENS

No. 45361.

224 So.2d 571 (1969)

W.R. FAIRCHILD CONSTRUCTION CO., Ltd., J.W. Snowden Construction Company, Employer, and Western Fire Insurance Company, Carrier v. Mrs. Edna OWENS, mother, and Elisha Pearline Owens Bryant, daughter, Dependents of John Clifton Owens, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorrance Aultman, Hattiesburg, for appellants.

Jack H. Pittman, Homer W. Pittman, Hattiesburg, for appellees.


INZER, Justice:

This is an appeal by employer-carrier from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Hancock County affirming an order of the Workmen's Compensation Commission directing appellants to pay death benefits to appellees as dependents of John Clifton Owens, deceased.

John Clifton Owens died on November 21, 1967, as a result of an accidental injury which arose out of and in the course of his employment for W.R. Fairchild Construction Co., Ltd. and J.W....

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