United Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Culiver

LAWSON, Justice.

Proceedings under the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Chapter 5, Title 26, Code 1940, as amended) by Sherman Culiver against United Telephone and Telegraph Company, a corporation. From a judgment awarding compensation the employer Telephone Company has obtained review by certiorari.

“Accident” is defined in our Workmen’s Compensation Law to mean “an unexpected or unforeseen event, happening suddenly and violently, with or without human fault, and producing at the time injury to the physical structure of the body, by accidental means.” § 262(i), Title 26, Code 1940.

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