Marter v. Cathey-Williford-Jones Lumber Co.

This proceeding involves a claim under the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Law. Chap. 354, General Laws of Miss. 1948, as amended by Chap. 412, General Laws of Mississippi 1950.

On the afternoon of March 23, 1951, Cecil Marter suffered serious injuries while unloading logs from a truck onto the mill and lumber yards of Cathey-WillifordJones Lumber Company at Grenada, Mississippi. Marter died from those injuries April 3, 1951. We will call Cathey-Williford-Jones Lumber Company the Lumber Company in this opinion.

*122On April 30, 1951, Mrs. Willie S. Marter, the widow of Cecil Marter, and Jack…