Lamar Hardwood Co. v. Case

The appellee was plaintiff below and sued the appellant for damages to Howard S. Stallings, who was in jured while in the employ of the appellant, and who, after the injury, made a contract with the plaintiff, Case, an attorney, in the following words:

“Know all men by these presents: That I, Howard S. Stallings, have a certain claim, right or rights of action and demands against the Lamar Hardwood Company, of Horton, or Quitman, Clarke county, Mississippi, for injuries sustained by me while in the employ of said Lamar Hardwood Company when I was struck by an object on my leg and my leg…