Palinski v. State Workmen's Insurance Fund

Opinion by

Balduige, J.,

The controversial question in this workmen’s compensation case is whether the disability from which the claimant was suffering at the date of the award resulted from an injury by accident during the course of his employment. The referee and the board found there was an accident, awarded compensation for total disability and their action was affirmed upon appeal by the court.

The claimant testified that about 10:00 a. m. on September 9,1937, when working as usual, lifting lumps of coal weighing 60 to 70 pounds, he suddenly became overheated and felt a pain in his body. He…