Debardeleben Coal Corporation v. Richards

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Katherine Richards, as administratrix of the estate of Walter Grady Richards, deceased, filed suit in the Circuit Court of Walker County against Clark and Creel, a partnership composed of Hoyt Clark and Elvin W. Creel; Clark and Creel, individually; the DeBardeleben Coal Corporation, and the Bituminous Casualty Corporation.

Suit was brought under the Workmen’s Compensation Law to recover for the death of Walter Grady Richards. It was alleged that on June 11, 1946, Walter Grady Richards was in the employ of Clark and Creel, a partnership, and Clark and Creel, individually,…