Kelly Contracting Company v. Robinson

PALMORE, Judge.

George Fletcher Robinson, 40 years of age, fell dead while engaged in the course of his employment with the appellant company, a road contractor. On the theory that his death occurred by reason of a coronary occlusion resulting from his work the Workmen’s Compensation Board awarded maximum benefits on the personal representative’s claim. The company appeals from a judgment of the Shelby Circuit Court affirming the award.

The dispositive question is whether the evidence was sufficient to support a factual finding that the physical exertion of Robinson’s work was a causal factor…