National Linen Service v. Chandler

SAM A. BEATTY, Retired Justice.

National Linen Service appeals from a judgment awarding workers’ compensation *559benefits to Max Chandler. We reverse and remand.

On Saturday, May 1, 1993, Chandler was performing his usual and customary duties for National Linen, which included lifting heavy bags of soiled linen and loading them onto a truck. When he picked up a bag of approximately 30 overalls, he felt a burning sensation in the navel area of his abdomen. He massaged the area, and after the pain decreased, finished his route before going home. Chandler testified that for approximately 13 years he…