Harper Foundry & Machine Co. v. Harper

This case is before us on appeal by Harper Foundry and Machine Company and its insurance carrier from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Hinds County affirming an award of compensation made by the Workmen’s Compensation Commission to J. Nolan Harper for injuries incurred as a result gf an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment.

The record shows that on March 15, 1956, the Claimant J. Nolan Harper, while engaged in the performance of his duties as an employee of Harper Foundry and Machine Company, suffered a burn on his left leg when a spark from a piece of burning slag…