Ray v. Black Mountain Corporation

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Reversing.

On December 10, 1928, James Ray, a colored man then 24 years of age, while employed by the BlacJr Mountain Corporation, received an injury to both of bis eyes through an explosion in the mines. Later he and the Black Mountain Corporation filed with the Workmen’s Compensation Board on form 9 an agreement ¡setting forth the agreed character and extent of his injury, and the amount of compensation to which he was entitled and which was to be paid him in a lump sum. 'The board on June 10, 1929, approved this agreement. Because of such approval, the…