Peterson v. White Pine Copper Co.

Plaintiff appeals by leave granted from the opinion and order of the Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) denying him benefits.

Plaintiff worked for only about two hours on March 28, 1962, his last day of work. After moving some heavy pumps and hoses, he was forced to leave work and was hospitalized. Previous to this date plaintiff had experienced chest pains which were diagnosed as pleurisy, a respiratory ailment. The evidence also indicated that plaintiff had fainted on previous occasions while working for defendant, that on the weekend prior to his last day of work he had experienced…