Case v. Hermitage Cotton Mills

Legge, Justice.

This case was argued on appeal immediately after one between the same parties, to which it was the sequel. Both were concerned with workmen’s compensation. The first was an appeal by the employer and its carrier from a circuit court order dated June 1, 1959, affirming the Industrial Commission’s award in favor of the claimant. We reversed (S. C., 113 S. E. (2d) 794), holding the claim barred by the one-year statute, Code 1952, Section 72-303. The second was an appeal by the claimant from an order of the circuit court staying execution of its judgment in her favor. We ordered…