McBrayer v. Dixie Mercerizing Co.

This is a suit brought under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Tennessee, Code 1932, section 6851 et seq. Mrs. Nell Webb averred in her petition, filed January 6, 1940, that during the month of September, 1938, while she was regularly employed by defendant, and while pursuing’ her usual duties, a large spool of yarn was caused to fall from up above the place where she was standing and struck her on the right breast; that she did not know and could not have known the blow would result ih’serious injury, and it was not until April, 1939, that she was apprised of the fact that a cancer had de…