Phyfer Furniture Co. v. Phyfer

Phyfer Furniture Company and its insurance carrier appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Clay County reversing the decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission and reinstating the order of the attorney-referee.

*770H. H. Phyfer, who will he hereinafter referred to as claimant, sustained an injury to his back while in the discharge of his duties for Phyfer Furniture Company, a partnership, at West Point, Mississippi, and sought to obtain workmen’s compensation benefits. At the first hearing the issue was limited to the question of whether claimant was covered under the insurance…