American Surety Co. v. Boykin

The insurance carrier of the Long Staple Gin Company, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Chapter 354, Laws of 1948, which was amended by Chapter 412, Laws of 1950, has challenged by this appeal the power of the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Commission to order a partial commutation of the weekly compensation payments allowed to Mrs. G. P. Boykin as a dependent of her son who was injured and died as a result of an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment while working for the said gin company.

The partial commutation of the future compensation payments was to the…