Legal Opinion

Douglass v. Sharp

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1952PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett

This is a Workmen’s Compensation suit in which the Chancellor awarded the widow and minor child of deceased employee compensation under the Tennessee Workmen’s Compensation Law. Code, Sec 6851 et seq.

The insured and the insurer have appealed and assigned error. No question is made as to the fact that the *13deceased received ,an injury in the course of Ms employment from which he died and that he left the complainant widow and the minor child as his dependents entitled to compensation under the Tennessee Workmen’s Compensation Law. The appellants say correctly that two questions only are…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BoothTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
  2. American Mutual Liability Insurance v. PatrickTennessee Supreme Court · 1928

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Vines v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1967
  2. General Guaranty Insurance v. ScudgintonTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  3. Bituminous Casualty Corporation v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Bituminous Casualty Corporation v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1956

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