Oman Construction Company v. Hodge

The Circuit Judge sustained the petition below and allowed Workmen's Compensation under the statute, T.C.A. sec. 50-901 et seq.

The case involves the question of whether or not there is material evidence to support the conclusion that the employment in which the deceased workman was engaged resulted in a special risk of his being struck by lightning.

It appears that the deceased was killed September 17, 1958, while he was employed by the Oman Construction Company and was working on a road in Sullivan County.

The deceased was found lying near the center of the road and all up and down the road…