Legal Opinion
Wilson v. International Paper Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1959No. 40988PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
This is a workmen’s compensation case. At the outset it is well to hear in mind the few well-established principles which have been adopted not only in this state but in almost every state which has such a law. One of these principles is that there should be accorded to the Workmen’s Compensation Act a broad and liberal construction and that doubtful cases should be resolved in favor of compensation and that the humane purposes which these acts seek to serve leave no room for narrow, techincal construction. Deemer Lumber Co. v. Hamilton, 211 Miss. 673, 682, 52 So. 2d 634; Lindsey v. Ingalls…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- M. T. Reed Const. Co. v. MartinMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Cowart v. PEARL RIVER TUNG CO.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1953
- Sones v. Southern Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Deemer Lumber Co. v. HamiltonMississippi Supreme Court · 1951
- Reyer v. PEARL RIVER TUNG CO.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Big" 2" Engine Rebuilders v. FreemanMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
- Tanks v. Lockheed Martin Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Total Transp., Inc. of Miss. v. ShoresMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
- Dependents of Roberts v. Holiday Parks, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1972
- Green v. Glen Oaks Nursing CenterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1998
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