Salazar v. Jules Gillette, Inc.

ROBERTS, Acting Chief Justice.

By petition for writ of certiorari we have for review an order of the Industrial Relations Commission affirming an order of the Judge of Industrial Claims which had denied benefits to an employee under the hernia provisions of the workmen’s compensation act.

Claimant Salazar allegedly suffered a hernia while he was at work on November 11, 1968 in a clothing store transferring men’s suits to an upstairs room. The judge denied benefits under the hernia statute, holding that there was “no accident or unusual exertion.” Upon review, the Commission concluded that…