Boyd Excelsior Fuel Company v. McKown

288 S.W.2d 614 (1956)

BOYD EXCELSIOR FUEL COMPANY et al., Appellants,

v.

Otto L. McKOWN, Appellee.

No. 5-865.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 2, 1956.

Rose, Holland & Holland, Ft. Smith, for appellants.

Kincannon & Kincannon, Ft. Smith, for appellee.

ROBINSON, Justice.

The appellant operates a coal mine where the appellee worked as a miner for about 10 or 12 years. In 1951, appellee quit work and made a claim for workmen's compensation, contending that he is disabled because of silicosis. The first hearing was conducted by Mr. C. L. Farish, Chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Commission, who made a…