Willis Bray v. Consolidation Coal Company

O’SULLIVAN, Circuit Judge.

Consolidation Coal Company appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee which awarded disability benefits under the Tennessee Workmen’s Compensation statute, T.C.A. § 50-901 et seq., to appellee, Willis Bray. The District Court’s opinion is reported at 286 F.Supp. 1019 (E.D.Tenn.1968).

Bray, who was 51 years old at the time of injury, had worked as a coal miner since the age of eighteen. In December, 1963, while employed by appellant coal company, he encountered breathing difficulty and consulted his family…