Dixie Pine Products Co. v. Dependents of Bryant

Woodrow Bryant, a Negro man, thirty-eight years of age, had been a regular employee of Dixie Pine Products Company since August 1, 1946. His health' had been good since his marriage to Mattie Mae Bryant in 1941. On August 5, 1952, in the course of his employment, the boom of a winch, which was being used to pick up timbers, fell and hit him on the left side of his back. His foreman sent him to Dr. Joseph G. McKinnon, who found a contusion at the point of impact. He was sent home for hot packs and rest. When he reached home, his wife noticed a knot or swollen place where the injury had…