Legal Opinion
Employers Insurance v. Dean
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1956No. 40055PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobeeds, P. J.
On February 23, 1954, Dean, the appellee, was severely injured while unloading lumber from a truck upon the lumber yards of Fruitdale Lumber Company at Prichard, Alabama. He filed a claim against Fruitdale and its insurance carrier for compensation for his injuries under the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Law. Chapter 354, General Laws of Miss., 1948, as amended by Chapter 412, General Laws of Miss. 1950.
Fruitdale and its carrier denied liability. They said that Dean, at the time of his injury, was not an employee of Fruitdale; that he was a servant of H. H. Connell, who, in his relation…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kisner v. JacksonMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
- Sones v. Southern Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Miss. Employment Security Comm. v. Plumbing Wholesale Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- Carroll v. E. G. Laughlin & SonsMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- Batteast v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
3Cited by11 opinions
- Boyd v. Crosby Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Wade v. TRAXLER GRAVEL COMPANYMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
- Hilburn Pitts, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Intervenor v. Shell Oil Company, and Chesley Pruet Drilling Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- HARPOLE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO. v. ParkerMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Butler v. Bunge CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971
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