Legal Opinion
Western Elec., Inc. v. Ferguson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1979No. 51082PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
371 So.2d 864 (1979)
WESTERN ELECTRIC, INC.
v.
BETTY Ann FERGUSON and minor dependents of Chester Ray Ferguson.
No. 51082.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 6, 1979.
Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Dan McCullen, Jackson, for appellant.
Crawley & Ford, Michael H. Steele, Kosciusko, for appellees.
Before SMITH, SUGG and COFER, JJ.
SUGG, Justice, for the Court:
This Workmen's Compensation case involves two questions (1) Did Chester Ray Ferguson meet his death under conditions constituting an exception to the going and coming rule? (2) If Ferguson's death is compensable, was the employer entitled…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strohmeyer v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1965
- Wallace v. Copiah County Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1955
- Cowan v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1975
- Sharp v. Esso Standard Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Lion Oil Co. v. ReevesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
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3Cited by11 opinions
- South Cent. Bell Telephone Co. v. AdenMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Foster v. Western-Electric Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- Evans v. AT & T TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- Ex Parte Dunlop Tire Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1997
- Ellis v. Western Electric Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
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