Tuscaloosa Compress Co. v. Hagood

BOULDIN, Justice.

The question of moment in this cause is whether the employee should be denied the benefits of the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Code 1923, § 7534 et seq.) upon the ground that he is excluded under the following clause of Code, § 7543: “* * * persons whose employment at the time of the injury is casual and not' in the usual course of the trade, ■business, profession or occupation of the employer.”

The business of the employer was the operation of a cotton compress. There was a breakdown in the compress. The compress company got in touch with the manufacturer of compress…