Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Clark & Fay, Inc.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 1954PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson

Alberta Jackson seeks compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Statute, Code, Sec. 6851 et seq., for the death of her husband, Sam Jaclcson. It is a fact that his death occurred in the course of his employment by Clark & Pay, Inc. He was killed by an act of God, to wit, a storm, while being transported by employer over the public highway in employer’s truck from his place of employment at the end of the day’s work to employer furnished sleeping quarters some miles away. The determinative question is whether this injury and resulting death arose out of Ms employment.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Tapp v. TappTennessee Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Thornton v. RCA Service Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Central Surety & Insurance v. Mrs. Cora Trawick CourtTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Hendrix v. Franklin State BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Whaley v. Patent Button Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1947

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Blankenship v. American Ordnance Systems, LLSTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Wait v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of IllinoisTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Hudson v. Thurston Motor Lines, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Cunningham v. Shelton Security Service, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Clark v. Nashville MacHine Elevator Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2004

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