Thompson v. City of Atlanta

Claude Thompson brought this action against the City of Atlanta for compensation under the workmen’s compensation act. The Industrial Board found against his claim. The judge of the superior court sustained the finding of the Industrial Board. The claimant excepted.

It appears that the claimant, at the time of the injury in ques tion, had been suffering from a syphilitic condition and high blood pressure. He had a job with the City of Atlanta in the sanitary department. His duty, among other things, was to carry garbage in a tub from the back of houses to the garbage truck. On the occasion of…