Lindsey v. Continental Casualty Company

SANDERS, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation proceeding. Wilburn E. Lindsey, a farm equipment mechanic, lost the sight of his right eye following an accident on April 28, 1959, in which he was struck in that eye by a small foreign body, while he was per forming his duties in the employ of TriState Tractor Company. He seeks a judgment against Continental Casualty Company, the insurer of his employer, for workmen’s compensation at the maximum rate of $35 per week for the duration of his disability, not to exceed 400 weeks, with penalties and attorney’s fees. The defendant admits the injury…