Lewis v. 4-E Corp.

FAULKNER, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. We granted certiorari to determine whether the Court of Civil Appeals’ decision in this case conflicts with the decisions rendered by this Court in Ingalls Shipbuild*600ing Corp. v. Cahela, 25.1 Ala. 163, 36 So.2d 513 (1948), and Kroger Co. v. Millsap, 280 Ala. 531, 196 So.2d 380 (1967).

Charlie Lewis is a 45-year old man' with a sixth-grade education who was categorized by a vocational expert as a functional illiterate. While lifting a 90-pound sack of concrete at work, Lewis suffered a myocardial infarction. While hospitalized for the…