Haygood v. Turner

J. Feed Jones, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case involving a claim for hernia. John Willie Turner was the claimant before the Workmen’s Compensation Commission; A. G. Haygood was the respondent employer and Operators Casualty Company was the respondent insurance carrier. The claim was filed under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1313 (e) which provides as follows:

“In all cases of claims for hernia it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Commission:(1) That the occurrence of the hernia immediately followed as the result of sudden effort, severe strain, or the application of force directly…