Bryant Stave & Heading Co. v. White

Minor W. Millwee, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court affirming an award by the Arkansas Worknjen’s Compensation Commission in favor of the appellee, Herman White, for an “accidental injury” allegedly sustained by him while employed by the appellant, Bryant Stave & Heading Company, at its plant in Ozark, Arkansas.

The facts are undisputed. Appellee is 44 years old and has been employed in sawmill and other timber work for several years. In June, 1951 he was working for a lumber company when he sustained a back injury diagnosed as a ruptured…