Strawhorn v. J. A. Chapman Construction Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice StukEs:

This was a claim for workmen’s compensation by the widow and dependent children of W. D. Davis, deceased, formerly a painter for Mathews Cotton Mill near Green wood, and the appeal is by the employer, its painting contractor and the insurance carrier. The hearing commissioner denied compensation for lack of evidence of an accident, within the terms of the compensation law, but the majority of the Industrial Commission held to the contrary and was affirmed by the Circuit Court. The appeal from the latter to this Court is…