Wiggins v. ARC, Inc.

RUSSELL, Judge.

Ruby Wiggins (Wiggins), a dependent and wife of Japhus B. Wiggins (employee), brought this workmen’s compensation action against ARC, Inc. (employer), alleging that the employee, while working within the line and scope of his employment, received injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment. She also alleged that he died as a proximate result of the accident. After an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court entered an order denying Wiggins’s claim for benefits. Wiggins appeals. We affirm. ■

We note that this court’s standard of review in workmen’s compensation cases…