Williams v. Alwyne Jordan Curing Plant

This is a workmen’s compensation case involving a claim for hernia. The claim was denied by the Commission, and the Circuit Court of Neshoba County affirmed the Commission.

Section 6998-12, Mississippi Code of 1942, requires claimant to show by a preponderance of the evidence:

“1. That the descent or protrusion of the hernia or rupture immediately followed as the result of sudden effort, severe strain, or the application of force to the abdominal wall;

“2. That there was severe pain in the region of the hernia or rupture;

“3. That there has been no descent or protrusion of the hernia or rupture…