Sikes v. Colonial Rubber Co.

OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

In this workmen’s compensation case, appellant Russell Sikes, a resident of Obion County, was injured while working for the Colonial Rubber Company in Dyer County. Sikes alleges that he is completely disabled as a result of a fall that injured his legs and aggravated a preexisting but dormant arthritic condition. The sole question on ap*276peal is whether the Chancellor correctly dismissed the action for improper venue. We hold that venue was proper as to the defendant insurance company.

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Sikes originally filed suit in Dyer County against Colonial Rubber, a foreign…