Knaggs v. City of Lexington

I cannot agree that causal connection between the accident and the coronary occlusion was established. Three physicians called by the defendant testified to a complete absence of causal connection. They testified that a coronary occlusion is a result of arterial disease of long duration. At a certain stage of its progress a coronary *147occlusion is inevitable and is unaffected by trauma unless the injury is directly in the area of the diseased portion of the anatomy. The decision in this case, however, rests on the evidence of two doctors called by the plaintiff.

Dr. Arthur M. Greene testified…