FARMER v. BLUE DIAMOND COAL CO.


319 S.W.2d 479 (1958)

Otis FARMER, Petitioner, v. BLUE DIAMOND COAL CO., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 12, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffith & Dossett, LaFollette, for respondent.

Harry B. Brown, Jellico, for petitioner.


SWEPSTON, Justice.

This is a Workmen's Compensation case here on an appeal by the Blue Diamond Coal Company. The sole question is whether the trial court erred in holding that the employee had a reasonable excuse for failure to give written notice to the employer within thirty days after the date of the accident.

It appears without dispute and the court so found, that the petitioner, Otis Farmer, had worked around the coal mine for about 35 years; that he...

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