McClain v. Kingsport Improvement Corp.

This suit was brought under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Laws 1919, chapter 123) by the guardian of the minor children of A. W. Plaster, deceased, to recover the statutory allowance for the benefit of said children. The deceased was in the employ of defendant, Kingsport Improvement Corporation, and met his death under circumstances hereinafter detailed. There was a judgment for the plaintiff below, from which the defendant has appealed in error.

The first defense made is that the court below, the law court at Kingsport was without jurisdiction to try the case. We think this contention is…