Houser v. Bi-Lo, Inc.

OPINION

BIRCH, HOLDER, and BARKER, JJ., joined.

In this workers’ compensation case, the widow of the employee, Phil Houser, has appealed from a circuit court judgment denying the employee’s claim for benefits filed against the employer, Bi-Lo, Inc. The employee, who managed the employer’s grocery store, suffered a stroke after becoming upset over unexpectedly receiving an unusually large order of stock. The trial court denied benefits because receiving a large shipment of stock did not constitute an unusual or abnormal circumstance for the manager of a grocery store. The plaintiff appealed,…