Collinsworth v. Harvey Coal Corporation

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Fulton

Affirming.

On November 9, 1936, the appellant, Hamilton Collinsworth, filed his application for compensation with the Workmen’s Compensation Board, in which it was averred that the appellant, on May 12, 1936, sustained an accident growing out of and in the course of his employment with appellee which resulted in a compound fracture of both ankles and cuts and bruises to his right foot.

In support of his claim appellant and three physicians testified at a hearing before a referee. These physicians testified that appellant had sustained a seventy-five percent…