J. M. Gallagher Co. v. Lane

This is an appeal by the employer and the insurance carrier, from the Circuit Court of Davidson County, from an award under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Williams’ Code, Section 6851 et seq., for total permanent disability. Lane, the employee, while working for Gallagher as a welder and steamfitter, fell from a ladder and shattered the bones of his leg. He has never recovered the use of his leg, and is so disabled from working as a welder or steamfitter or doing any other manual labor. On account of the limits of his education and training, he is so incapacitated by his injury from pursuing…