Great American Indemnity Company v. Friddell

Mr. Special Justice Robert S. CleimeNt

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case in which the petitioning employee is seeking to recover benefits under the Act for a ruptured appendix and the disabilities resulting therefrom. The Trial Judge found that the employee’s injuries arose out of his employment and allowed a recovery.

The employer and his insurance carrier have seasonably appealed and assigned error on several grounds. The controlling issue, however, is whether or not there is any material evidence to sustain the finding of the Trial Judge that the…