Bates v. THE MERCHANTS CO.

This case is before us on appeal by Gerald Ellis Bates, claimant, from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Forrest County, affirming an order of the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Commission which affirmed the findings of fact, opinion and order of the Attorney Referee denying the claim of the appellant for additional compensation benefits under the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Act for injuries sustained by him on June 25, 1959, while engaged in the performance of his duties as an employee of The Merchants Company of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

The record shows that the claimant is a…