Hardware v. Parker

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation action. The defendants, Stratton-Warren Hardware Company and Continental Insurance Company, appeal from a decision of the Shelby County Circuit Court awarding benefits for 100% total and permanent disability to the plaintiff, Harold W. Parker, an employee of Stratton-Warren. Mr. Parker suffers from emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis and bilateral bronchiectasis, all allegedly caused by the environment in which he worked.

Three issues are presented upon this appeal: (1) whether there is any material evidence that plaintiff gave timely notice to…