Cooper's, Inc. v. Long

INZER, Justice:

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Humphreys County affirming an award of compensation by the Workmen’s Compensation Commission. We affirm and remand to the commission.

Mrs. Essie O. Long, appellee herein, was employed as a knitter by Cooper’s, Inc. of Mississippi, a garment factory. Her duties consisted of overseeing the operation of a number of cloth knitting machines and replacing the spools of thread as they were exhausted. Appellee’s record at Cooper’s showed she was a good worker with infrequent absences due either to personal reasons or “nerves”. The…