Minton v. Leonard

delivered the opinion of the Court."

This appeal comes from the Chancery Court of Sullivan County, Tennessee.

The parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court; that is, plaintiff in error James M. Minton, dba Minton Pence Sales, as defendant and defendant in error, Douglas Steve Leonard, as petitioner.

On November 3, 1965, the petitioner filed his petition for workmen’s compensation. In the petition it was alleged that on May 1,1965, while in the'course and scope of his employment, the petitioner was injured when a section of pipe fell upon his back while he was engaged…