Francis Egg Farm & Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Durrance

Sognier, Judge.

Geraldine Durrance was an employee of Francis Egg Farm when on July 27,1981 she experienced nausea and chest pains upon lifting a crate of eggs. Following hospitalization and a week’s lay-off she returned to work, but after a repeat incident of chest pains she quit her employment and subsequently sought workers’ compensation benefits. The administrative law judge’s denial of Durrance’s claim was adopted by the Board of Workers’ Compensation. The Superior Court of Atkinson County reversed the Board’s denial of benefits and remanded the case for reconsideration. Francis Egg Farm…