Flowers v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

MILLER, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Mrs. Fannie M. Flowers, suing in her own right and for the use of her minor children, instituted this action in the Chancery Court of Hawkins County, Tennessee, to recover death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Tennessee, Code 1932, § 6851 et seq., by reason of the death of her husband arising out of and in the course of his employment by the appellee, J. A. Jones Construction Company. The insurance carrier, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, also an ap-pellee herein, was made a co-defendant. On May 29, 1945, the appellees filed a petition…