Dealers Transport Co. v. Thompson

The majority opinion concludes that the Special Fund incurs no responsibility for compensation of disability brought on by the work-related aggravation of a viral infection. The evidence did not connect the communicable disease to Thompson's work. But, this employee would not have encountered any greater risk of disability because of his occupation than someone not so employed, if he did not have a cold. The medical experts agreed that exertion in cold damp weather would not cause a virus. The proof shows that Thompson’s death resulted because the labor involved in his occupation aroused a…