Cordell v. Sky Rides of America, Inc.

This appeal comes from the Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court; that is, plaintiff in error, Welker Cordell, as petitioner, and defendant in error, Sky Rides of America, Inc., as defendants.

On July 30,1965, petitioner and defendant filed a joint petition in the Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Ten-nesses, seeking approval by that Court of a settlement of the rights of petitioner under the Tennessee Workmen’s Compensation law. This settlement provided that the defendant would pay to the petitioner the sum of…