MID-SOUTH INSULATION CO. v. BUCKLEY

No. 52403.

396 So.2d 7 (1981)

MID-SOUTH INSULATION COMPANY and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Dependents of Casey BUCKLEY, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 25, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Knapp and Gary Jones, Daniel, Coker, Horton, Bell & Dukes, Jackson, for appellants.

Dan McCullen, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and BROOM and BOWLING, JJ.


BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal involves death benefits under the Mississippi Workmen's Compensation Act sought by the widow of Casey Buckley, deceased. He died on September 26, 1975, primarily as the result of lung cancer precipitated and caused by breathing asbestos during the course of his employment. The paramount question in the appeal is whether or not appellant-carrier, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, the workmen's compensation carrier for the...

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