Pridgen v. Murphy

We first held in this case that the decedent who was employed as a woods-rider in a turpentine business was a “farm laborer” within the meaning of the section of the workmen’s compensation act excluding certain classes of employees from its provisions. We later granted a rehearing, and the case is still before us. After continued and painstaking research and deliberation, we have now reached a contrary conclusion, and will hold that the decedent was not a farm laborer within the meaning of the statute. Many decisions and statutes have been examined, but this opinion will be limited to a…