Armstrong Tire & Rubber Co. v. Franks

242 Miss. 792 (1962)

137 So.2d 141

ARMSTRONG TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, et al.

v.

FRANKS

No. 42091.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 22, 1962.

Laub, Adams, Forman & Truly, Natchez, for appellant.

Clyde W. Mullins, Natchez, for appellee.

ETHRIDGE, J.

The main issue in this case is whether the Mississippi Workmen's Compensation Commission abused its discretion in reopening a compensation claim on the ground of a mistake in a determination of fact. Subsidiary questions are concerned with the effect of a commuted lump sum payment, and a plea by the employer and insurance carrier that claimant was estopped…