Tennessee Products Corp. v. Gravitt

The trial Judge awarded Gravitt compensation for an accidental injury on the basis of a seventy-five per cent total and permanent disability. The sole defense relied on by the corporation below and here is the failure of petitioner to give written notice within thirty days as required by the statute (Code Section 6872) which cuts off the right to recover compensation unless “written notice is given the employer within thirty days after the occurrence of the accident, unless reasonable- excuse for failure to give such notice is made to the satisfaction of the tribunal to which the claim for…