Davidson v. Perkins-Bowling Coal Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson

Affirming.

Beckham Davidson, an employee of the Perkins-Bowling Coal Company, claims that on the 18th day of August, 1932, he sustained an injury by an accident arising out of, and in the course of, his employment, resulting in the amputation of the thumb of his left hand; the enduring of great pain; loss of time for a period of two months, and the incurring of hospital bills. At the time he sustained the injury, the Perkins-Bowling Coal Company was eligible to, but had not accepted, the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ky. Stats, sec. 4880 et seq.), and he…