General Refractories Co. v. Collins

SIMS, Justice.

Jesse Collins was an employee of the General Refractories Company and both had accepted the provisions of the- Workmen’s Compensation Act. It is claimed by his widow, Mrs. Minnie Collins, that while he and two other workmen were moving or loading in a truck a crate of fire brick weighing between 3S0 and 450 pounds, Mr. Collins suffered an injury to his back which .resulted in his death within about three weeks thereafter. A referee of the Workmen’s Compensation Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) denied compensa-, tion on the ground that Collins’ death was not the…