Herrala v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The facts are neither complex nor materially in dispute.

Werner Herrala (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) was employed as a laborer by the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. While plaintiff was performing his assigned duties on June 26, 1954, he suffered a heart attack..

Plaintiff returned to work for the defendant as a "dryman” in December of 1954. This position did not require any strenuous physical activity. Plaintiff continued working for the defendant as a dryman until January 13, 1959, when he fell seven or eight feet off a ladder while…