Sloss Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Nations

BROWN, Justice.

The appellee, Nations, while in the employ of appellant on November 22, 1935, received an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment and on September 8, 1936, filed an adversary proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code 1940, Tit. 26, § 253 et seq., seeking a judgment for compensation. The employer in its answer asserted that the injury proximately resulted from the wilful violation of a rule of the employer, and demanded a trial by jury. The case was tried on this issue resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff on July 3, 1937.

The circuit…