Hudson v. Owens

REED, Judge.

Estell Hudson’s widow claimed death benefits under the workmen’s compensation law by reason of his death from a heart attack. The Workmen’s Compensation Board ruled that the death was noncom-pensable because it found that the attack did not arise from the employment. The circuit court affirmed the board’s decision. The widow has appealed here.

Hudson was the manager of a cut-rate gasoline station. He was paid $1.00 an hour plus a percentage on the gasoline and oil sold. His duties consisted of pumping gasoline and selling oil. The station did not change oil or perform repairs. He…