Sheet Metal Coating & Litho Corp. v. Maxwell

Norman Francis Maxwell sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment by The Sheet Metal Coating and Litho Corporation. The injury consisted of a very severe comminuted fracture of the right lower leg, requiring hospitalization for an open reduction. Routinely granted compensation benefits by the Workmen’s Compensation Commission for temporary total disability Maxwell, before the hearing to determine the extent of his permanent disability, suffered a heart attack. Such a hearing was had on May 23, 1972. Maxwell’s contention that he was permanently totally…