Johnson v. J. P. Taylor Company

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

Amos Johnson, a colored man, was employed by the appellee J. P. Taylor Company, a corporation, in its tobacco factory in Lexington, Ky. Both employer and employee were operating under our Workmen’s Compensation Act. On February 21, 1921, Johnson sustained an injury to his shoulder in' the course of and growing out of his employment. Shortly thereafter he and his employer entered into an agreement whereby compensation should be paid to Johnson at the rate of $11.70 per week for twenty-five weeks. That agreement was subsequently filed with the…