Natale v. Frito-Lay, Inc.

This is an employee’s appeal from a decree of the full Workmen’s Compensation Commission which awarded compensation for total incapacity arising from a back injury but denied compensation for incapacity resulting from a heart condition.

The petitioner, John Natale, was employed by respondent, Frito-Lay, Inc. as its district manager. The petitioner’s general duties included supervising and training new men, erecting metal shelving in supermarkets, making deliveries and maintaining records. On May 24, 1973, petitioner was ordered by his regional manager to clean a warehouse leased by respondent,…