Webb v. Western Casualty and Surety Company

This is a workmen’s compensation case wherein the petitioner, Jesse Webb, filed a claim for total and permanent disability due to a heart attack suffered in the course of' his employment. Webb recovered judgment in the trial court, but the Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded, holding that a fact issue of sole cause was raised by the evidence and that such a special issue should have been submitted to the jury. 1 512 S.W.2d 65. We reverse and render for the plaintiff.

On September 15, 1972, Webb loaded a wheelbarrow with 150 pounds of scrap iron and after pushing the load a distance of…