Legal Opinion

Dean Truck Line, Inc. v. Wilkes

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 24, 1971No. 46244PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

The Workmen’s Compensation Commission, upholding its attorney-referee, held that the medical evidence “failed to estab*463lish a causal relationship * * * between claimant’s * * * stroke and the activities of his employment * * * ” and thus denied compensation benefits to Moses E. Wilkes, claimant-appellee. The Circuit Court of Alcorn County reversed the Commission’s order, and held that the credible' medical evidence reflected a causal relationship between claimant’s cerebral vascular accident and employment. It awarded permanent total disability benefits, but reduced…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Central Electric Power Ass'n v. HicksMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Southeastern Construction Co. v. Dependent of DodsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Better Living Markets, Inc. v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1970

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Riverside of Marks v. RussellMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Todd's Big Star v. LyonsMississippi Supreme Court · 1974

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