Tinsman Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Sparks

Ed. E. McEaddin, Justice.

This appeal challenges an award made by the Workmen’s Compensation Commission. The principal question is: Did the death of the employee (Sparks) arise out of and in the course of his employment? An incidental question concerns interest on compensation awards.

The facts — viewed in the light most favorable to the commission’s award — may be summarized as follows: The Tinsman Manufacturiifg Company employed crews to go into the woods and cut timber to be hauled to the mill. The superintendent in charge of the timber-cutting crews was called the “woods superintendent.” W.…