Southern Underwriters v. Blair

SPEER, Justice.

This is a workman’s compensation case, instituted by Robert Blair, as plaintiff, against the Southern Underwriters, as defendant, for accidental personal injuries sustained while in the employ of Stroud Cable Tool Drilling Company, a subscriber to workmen’s compensation insurance. In this discussion the parties will carry the same designation as they did in the trial court.

The suit is predicated upon injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff when an open air explosion occurred. Gas had escaped and accumulated around a well where plaintiff was working, and from some…