Olin Mathieson Chemical Co. v. White

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case. The only question presented to us by this appeal is whether the record contains substantial evidence to support the Commission’s finding that there was a causal connection between John Lee White’s work and his death.

John Lee White was an employee of Olin Mathieson Chemical Company (appellant herein) for some seventeen years before his death on October 30, 1962. During practically all (if not all) of his employment he checked lumber when it was stored or packed in railroad cars for shipping. It is undisputed that such…