Bowman v. Smith-Built Homes, Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Chancery Court of Greene County, denying recovery under the workmen’s compensation statutes. A proceeding was initially instituted by Mr s. Maggie Glover Bowman, seeking benefits by reason of the death of her husband as a result of a heart attack suffered while in the employ of Smith-Built Homes, Inc. The original petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Washington County, but was dismissed for lack of venue. The employer, Smith-Built Homes, Inc., and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, the employer ’s insurer, then instituted the instant case in…