Walding v. General Motors Corp.

On November 27, 1944, plaintiff sustained an accidental personal injury arising out of and in the course of his employment by defendant. He was at the time engaged in pulling a truck weighing approximately 1,200 pounds over a rough floor. It was claimed that the truck struck some obstacle, as a result of which plaintiff suffered a jolt or jerk resulting in a heart condition that caused him to be totally disabled. Proceedings instituted in his be half resulted in an award of compensation for total disability at the rate of $21 per week from November 27, 1944, until the further order of the…