Heron v. Girdley

Mr. Special Justice Granville S. Ridley

delivered the opinion, of the Court.

William Girdley was employed by the defendants, 0. A. Heron and J. D. McDonough, who were d/b/a Heron & McDonough Coal Company in December, 1952. Bituminous Casualty Corporation was its compensation carrier. On May 4,1953, William Girdley reported for work at the usual time, and approximately an hour and a half later was found dead in the room of the mine where he regularly worked under circumstances hereinafter more fully set out.

On September 23, 1953, his widow filed her petition in the Chancery Court for Sequatchie…