Kirk v. E. L. Bruce Co.

TALIAFERRO, Judge.

Plaintiff, the surviving widow of Charles E. Kirk, deceased, sues to recover workmen’s compensation, supporting her claim therefor by the usual allegations in such cases, to-wit: that her husband died from the effects of an accident experienced while performing the duties of his employment with defendant, who is engaged in a hazardous business. The specific cause of the accident is alleged to have been “over-exertion and undue strain in his efforts to do his work brought on exhaustion which overcame his heart.”

Defendant contests the suit on these grounds, viz., that Kirk’s…