Tri-States Construction Co. v. Worthen

Ed. F. MoFaddin, Justice.

This is a Workmen Compensation claim: the Commission disallowed the claim; the Circuit Court reversed the Commission; and the case is here on appeal. Appellee, Elhert H. Worthen, was employed by appellant, Tri-States Construction Company, when he collapsed, while on the job, at about 3:00 P. M. on May 29, 1951. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, and is now totally and permanently disabled.

The Commission found that Worthen’s collapse was not the result of his work, but was the result of a preexisting diseased condition. If there is substantial evidence to sustain the…