Wallace v. American Cyanamid Co.

The petitioner claims compensation for a disease of the heart, variously described by some as of luetic and hypertensive origin, by others as luetic aortitis and further as arteriosclerosis. Petitioner claims that he met with an accidental injury on September 11th, 1940, which caused an aggravation of a pre-existing heart condition to the extent of 30% of partial total disability.

The claim of the respondent appears to be that the petitioner did not sustain an accident within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and further, that petitioner’s condition is the result of a natural…