Singleton v. Wyatt Lumber Co.

Plaintiff, Paul Singleton, was injured on January 11, 1926, while performing services under employment with the defendant, ’Wyatt Lumber Company, and in this action, which was filed on October 26, 1926, plaintiff seeks to recover compensation under the Employers’ Liability Statute for permanent total disability to do work of any reasonable character.

The defense interposed was that the action was premature, it being alleged that plaintiff had been placed on compensation and had been paid same in an amount exceeding the amount due at the time of the suit, and further denied that plaintiff’s…