Standard Chemical Co. v. Barbaree

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

The appellee, Barbaree, as employe of the Standard Chemical Company, sustained an injury resulting in paralysis of his arm. He brought a suit under Section 7578 of the Code of 1923 and recovered a judgment for the sum provided under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. This suit was defended by’ the employer and was, therefore, an adversary proceeding and not a settlement as dealt with by Section 7574 of the Code. The judgment was rendered in 1934, for weekly payments to run two hundred weeks. The employe, Barbaree, then filed ¡another petition or complaint in 1938 against…