Early Stratton Co. v. Rollison

This is a compensation case in which there was a judgment below in favor of the widow of the deceased employee. The employer has appealed in error.

Henderson Rollison was a negro truck driver in the service of the plaintiff in error. McLaughlin, a white man, was shipping clerk for plaintiff in error and as snch had charge of all the truck drivers making city deliveries. On the morning he was killed the deceased returned from making a delivery and was charged by McLaughlin with wasting time on the trip. During the argument which followed, McLaughlin called deceased a damn liar, took him by the…