Dean v. Benton Harbor-St. Joe. Railway & Light Co.

There is proof in the record which justified the commission in finding:

1. That Dean's death was caused by the rupture of an artery in his body a few inches from his heart.

2. That prior thereto he had been afflicted with arterio-sclerosis, with lime deposit through the coats of the artery; in other words, what is commonly spoken of as a hardened condition of the arteries. Blood vessels in this condition are "more liable to rupture."

3. That the exertion to which he was subjected a short time before his death by lifting the heavy pole would tend to weaken the wall of the artery and render it…