Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. v. Howell

The appellee, R. C. Howell, was employed by appellant, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, whose workmen’s compensation insurer was American Mutual Liability Insurance Company. Appellee suffered a heart attack, became disabled, and made claim under the workmen’s compensation act. The attorney-referee heard the evidence and denied the claim. The commission, by a divided vote, reversed the attorney-referee and awarded compensation to claimant. On appeal to circuit court, the commission’s award of compensation was affirmed. The employer and its carrier appeal to this Court.

Howell had worked for…