Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Copiah County Lumber Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1955No. 39452PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberds, P. J.
On the night of June 29, 1952, appellant Wallace was employed by appellee as a night watchman at its lumber mill in Copiah County, Mississippi. Wallace claims that about 10:50 o ’clock on that night, while about his duties, he fell from the steps used in connection with the dry kiln at that mill and injured his right ankle. He filed with the Compensation Commission a claim for his injuries under the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Act, Chap. 354, General Laws of Mississippi, 1948, as amended by Chap. 412, Laws of Mississippi, 1950.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cowart v. PEARL RIVER TUNG CO.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1953
- Barry v. Sanders CompanyMississippi Supreme Court · 1951
- T. H. Mastin & Co. v. MangumMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Smith v. St. Catherine Gravel Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- Partoll v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by28 opinions
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