Legal Opinion
Brown v. E. L. Bruce Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 1965No. 43514PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a workmen's compensation claim. The defendants denied that claimant was an employee of E.L. Bruce Company, and alleged he was employed by an independent contractor.
The case came to this Court from the Circuit Court of Holmes County on an appeal from a judgment affirming the order of the Workmen's Compensation Commission denying the appellant's claim.
The record shows that the claimant was permanently injured on February 27, 1961, in an accident in which a log rolled across his body from a truck he was operating. The claimant had released a binder on the truck loaded with logs, and a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kisner v. JacksonMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
- Louisiana Oil Corp. v. RennoMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- Sones v. Southern Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Boyd v. Crosby Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Caver v. EggertonMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Biggart v. Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1970
- Blackmon v. PayneMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- Ray v. Babcock & Wilcox Co., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1980
- Shelby v. Peavey Electronics Corp.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 1998
- Brown v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1967
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