Ethridge v. Alexander Brown & Associates

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which a most unusual situation is presented on appeal.

The appellant-claimant, Edward Ethridge, was 14 years of age in July, 1971, when he lost part of a finger by accidental injury while working on a cotton picking machine in the course of his employment. The record does not contain the initial claim filed on behalf of the claimant but the record indicated it was filed against “Alexander Brown Associates.” The style of the proceedings before the Commission was “Alexander Brown Associates, Uninsured Employer.” Apparently the…