Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. Continental Can Company
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 14, 1968PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice.
This is a workmen’s compensation heart case. The questions arising on this appeal are whether unusual exertion is a prerequisite to compensation and, if so, whether there was unusual exertion in this case sufficient to meet the requirement.
The Industrial Accident Board made an award to the appellant, the widow of Howard H. Reynolds, Sr., for herself and four minor children. The Board found that Reynolds suffered a heart attack on December 30, 1960 from which he died on May 30, 1962 j 1 that
“ * * * a preponderance of competent medical testimony established that the heart…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Dwyer v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
- Nardo v. NardoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- General Motors Corporation v. McNemarSupreme Court of Delaware · 1964
- Gray's Hatchery & Poultry Farms, Inc. v. StevensSuperior Court of Delaware · 1950
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Milowicki v. Post and Paddock, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1969
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