Knoxville Power & Light Co. v. Barnes

Knoxville Power & Light Company, the employer, appealed from an award to W. F. Barnes, the employee, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Chapter 123, Acts of 1919. Through assignments of error it is urged:

First. That the employee’s injury resulted from wilful neglect or refusal to use safety appliances furnished by the employer for his protection, and recovery should be denied under Section 10 of the Act.

Second. If awarded, the employee is not entitled to compensation for loss of use of the left arm, and for loss of nse of the right hand, the award being precluded by Section 28, Subsection…