Smith v. Pinkerton's Security & Investigations

WYNN, Judge.

This appeal arises out of the denial of workers’ compensation benefits to a plaintiff who suffered a heart attack on 20 March 1997. We affirm that denial.

*279Pinkerton’s Security and Investigations (“Pinkerton’s”) employed plaintiff as a patrol supervisor. In late 1996 or early 1997, plaintiff convinced Pinkerton’s to hire his nephew, Jimmy Young, as a security guard. Pinkerton’s supplied Young with a uniform, patrol book (containing alarm codes and descriptions of keys for the buildings), statement log (to make inspection reports), and set of keys to the various buildings. However,…