Kirby Petroleum Company v. Jones

MOORE, Justice.

This is a suit under the Workmen’s Compensation Act instituted by Mrs. Mildred Jones and her two daughters, Mrs. Jo Frances Jones Chastain and Virginia Merrill Jones, against United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board denying them compensation benefits by reason of the death of John Quincy Jones, their husband and father, respectively. In addition to the suit against the compensation insurance carrier, Plaintiffs also joined the employer, Kirby Petroleum Company, as a party Defendant, and sought damages against Kirby for…