International Paper Co. v. Myers

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Fletcher Myers, age 43, was an employee of International Paper Company, having been so employed from May 15,1948, until and including the afternoon of February 26, 1958, when he suffered a heart attack about 5 p.m., and died in the ear of a neighbor, who had been called to drive him from the plant to the hospital, located in Camden. The claim for death benefits and funeral allowance under the Workmen’s Compensation Act was filed by Elizabeth Myers, the widow, in behalf of herself and two children. The claim was heard by the…