Bernier v. Coca-Cola Bottling Plants, Inc.

MARDEN, Justice.

On appeal from pro forma decree of the Superior Court founded upon decree of the Industrial Accident Commission denying compensation.

The facts, in brief, are as follows: Prior to the date of the incident, appellant had been employed by the appellee about five and one-half years serving in capacities of loader, bottler and for the last three years in work which combined the duties of a salesman, truck driver, and delivery man. This duty involved the handling of cases of bottles of the appellee’s product, which cases, depending upon bottle size, weighed from 40 to 66 pounds, and…