Murphy's Case

This is an appeal by Anna Murphy from a decree of the Superior Court awarding compensation for injuries received on March 7,1947, by her deceased husband, John F. Murphy, while employed by Railway Express Agency, Inc., a self insurer. Murphy suffered a coronary thrombosis as a result of lifting a heavy package in the office of his employer at Holyoke. It is not now disputed by the employer that this was a personal injury within the meaning of the workmen’s compensation act which arose out of and in the course of the employment and which resulted in total incapacity for work. The employee…