Legal Opinion

Smith and Sanders, Inc. v. Peery

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 17, 1985No. 54539PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

473 So.2d 423 (1985)

SMITH AND SANDERS, INC. and The Travelers Insurance Company

v.

R.B. PEERY, Jr.

No. 54539.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 17, 1985.

Donald V. Burch, Gary K. Jones, Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, Jackson, for appellants.

Jim Phyfer, Jackson, for appellee.

EN BANC.

PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

This worker's compensation case from the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County presents the question of whether an employee is entitled to benefits for mental injury unaccompanied by physical trauma.

The facts are essentially without dispute. The claimant,…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Carter v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Thomas v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Big" 2" Engine Rebuilders v. FreemanMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  5. School District No. 1 v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Fought v. Stuart C. Irby Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Delta CMI v. SpeckMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Sibley v. Unifirst Bank for Sav.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Morris v. Lansdell's Frame Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Mid-Delta Home Health, Inc. v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999

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