Carter v. Hodges

This is a suit by Mrs. Irene Davis Hodges to recover compensation for herself and three minor children under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Tennessee, Code 1932, Section 6851 et seq., for the accidental death of her husband, P. B. Hodges. The deceased lost his life in a fire which destroyed the Terminal Hotel at Atlanta, Georgia, in the early morning hours of Monday, May 16, 1938.

Deceased had been engaged for about three years in selling the products of defendant :D. E. Carter, doing business as the Carter Candy Company, and who operates a candy factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The…