Bell v. Tennessee Coal, Iron R. Co.

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Suit by petitioner, Mary Alice Jenkins Bell against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code 1S23, § 7534 et seq., for the death of her alleged husband, Hardy Bell, in the course of his employment. Judgment was rendered in favor of defendant, Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, hence this petition.

The record shows that the deceased employee, Hardy Bell, was lawfully married to Eugenia Roberts on March 26, 1924, under a license issued by the Probate Court of Jefferson County,- — the ceremony being performed the same…