Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. v. Dickerson

The appellee, L. D. Dickerson, filed a claim against his employer, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, and the latter’s insurance carrier, American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, appellants here, for compensation benefits under the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Law. The attorney-referee denied the claim. The commission, one member not participating, reversed the order of the attorney-referee and ordered the payment of disability and medical benefits. The action of the commission was affirmed by the circuit court and from the judgment of the circuit court, this appeal is prosecuted.

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