Parks v. E. M. Carmell Co.

Mr. Special Justice Edward J. Smith

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Claiming that he lost a thumb as an employee of E. M. Carmell Company, Parks filed a petition under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Code 1932, section 6851 et seq.) against the employer and its insurance carrier.

The undisputed facts are that E. M. Carmell Company was the subcontractor for installing the plumbing and steam heating in the new post office building at Nashville. T. M. Lester, who operated a trucking company in Nashville, had been employed by the company to deliver plumbing and steam heating materials and equip-…