STOKES v. RICHLAND HOMES MANUFACTURING COMPANY

No. 73-147.

499 S.W.2d 597 (1973)

Sheila STOKES et al., Appellants, v. RICHLAND HOMES MANUFACTURING COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 1, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Partlow & Mayes and Oscar Fendler, Blytheville, for appellants.

Reid, Burge & Prevallet, Blytheville, for appellees.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a claim for death benefits under the workmen's compensation law. The decedent, John Doyle Stokes, was employed by the appellee Richland Homes Manufacturing Company at the time of his death in a traffic accident in 1971. The commission, whose decision was upheld by the circuit court, denied compensation on the ground that Stokes' death did not occur in the course of his employment. Whether that finding is sustained by substantial...

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