Williams v. Preferred Development Corporation

Mrs. Margaret Y. Williams sued Preferred Development Corporation, developer of a resort on English Mountain in Sevier County, to recover benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law for the death of her husband, Fletcher E. Williams, Sr., who was killed by a shot from a .22 calibre magnum gun on June 9,1967.

Williams, Holtsclaw, and Clint Huff all were employed by the defendant and the duties of the deceased required him to be on the project at night, and the defendant provided living quarters in a building also used as the project office. On the evening he was killed Williams, Holtsclaw, and…