Dempsey v. State Poultry Co.

LEE, Justice,

for the Court:

Willard Dempsey appeals from a judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court affirming an order of the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Commission (which affirmed the attorney-referee), denying workmen’s compensation benefits. The sole question involved is whether or not the Commission’s order was supported by substantial evidence.

Dempsey contends that on July 21, 1970, while in the scope of his employment, he inhaled ammonia fumes which required him to be hospitalized on said date, and that inhalation of the fumes was a contributing cause to an onset of Klebsiella…