Croft v. Bituminous Casualty Corp.

At the time of and prior to the enactment of the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1948 the appellant W. C. Croft, Jr., was engaged in the operation of a portable sawmill. After the passage of the 1948 Workmen’s Compensation Act he applied to the appellee Bituminuous Casualty Corporation of New Orleans, Louisiana, for workmen’s compensation insurance on his employees. The policy of insurance was issued beginning in 1949, and the coverage was annually renewed as originally applied for with the insurance premium based on a percentage of the payroll, etc. But in December 1953, prior to…