Legal Opinion
Central Electric Power Ass'n v. Hicks
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1959No. 41096PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
*382Albert Hicks had been employed by Central Electric Power Association, appellant, for a number of years as a groundman with a maintenance crew. A few minutes after getting off from work on March 20, 1957, he suffered a heart attack and died. His widow, appellee Lottie Hicks, filed her claim for workmen’s compensation benefits. The attorney-referee and the Workmen’s Compensation Commission denied them. The Circuit Court of Leake County reversed the commission and entered an award.
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It is undisputed that Hicks had a pre-existing heart disease and high blood pressure in a serious form, that is,…
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