Wisherd v. Paul Koch Volkswagen, Inc.

In this workmen’s compensation case, employer appeals from an order compelling it to pay certain benefits to claimant pending disposition of employer’s appeal from a decision of the Board that claimant was permanently and totally disabled.

Claimant became disabled by heart disease on or about March 1, 1974. His claim for compensation was granted by the referee and the Workmen’s Compensation Board (Board), and the award was affirmed by the circuit court. This court reversed, holding that claimant had not established that work-related stress was a contributing cause of his injury. Wisherd v.…