Mize v. Hankins Electric Co.

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

The attorney-referee, the Workmen’s Compensation Commission, and the Circuit Court of Monroe County denied compensation benefits to the dependents of Curtis R. Mize, deceased. We affirm.

Mize, an electrician, was an employee of Hankins Electric Company, a subcontractor on a government housing project in Aberdeen. He and John Young, a helper, were engaged in installing residential type wiring in the several small houses in the project. On the evening of December 11, 1967, Mize suffered a blackout spell for several minutes while driving home in his personal automobile,…