American Mutual Liability Insurance v. King

It is first contended by the appellants that the finding's of fact by the Board of Workmen’s Compensation do not support the award to the claimant. There was no finding made that the exertion of King’s work contributed to his injury and death. However, even if exertion did not produce his stroke, if the stroke occurred before his fall and caused him to fall, and if his falling against machinery or on the floor in turn aggravated his pre-existing diseased condition or accelerated his death from that condition, then the accidental injury was a proximate cause of his death, and his death was…