Goodwin v. Standard Oil Co.

Plaintiff brought this suit under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act 20 of 1914 and amendments) claiming full compensation for 400 weeks for an injury alleged to have been received while engaged in work for the defendant.

The defendant answered, denying liability to any extent and especially alleged that it had no knowledge of an injury to plaintiff while he worked for it and that the first knowledge it had that plaintiff claimed to have received such injury was when the suit was filed and service made.

During the progress of the trial the defendant filed a plea of prescription of one year…