Still v. Penn. Threshermen & Farmers' Mut. Cas. Ins.

Under the Tennessee Workmen’s Compensation Act, Mrs. Thelma Clark Still filed her petition in the Circuit Court of Sullivan County, for compensation for the death of her husband. The defendant is the Workmen’s Compensation insurance carrier of Curtis S. Williams, Jr., operator of the Kingsport Machinist School. Holding that the deceased husband of petitioner, Hiram C. 'Still, was at the time of his death, a casual employee within the definition of Code, Sec. 6856(b), the Circuit Judge dismissed the petition and the petitioner has perfected this appeal.

The relevant facts are not disputed.…