Southland Corp. v. Special Disability Fund

McCAIN, Justice.

This cause is before us on petition for writ of certiorari to review an order of the Industrial Relations Commission which reversed and remanded the case to the Judge of Industrial Claims.

An employee of the petitioner, Southland Corporation, became involved in an argument with an intoxicated customer at his place of employment on June 9, 1969. As a result of this incident the employee became ill and was admitted to a hospital where he lost consciousness and died two days later of a brain stem hemorrhage.

As a result of this accident, the petitioner and the widow of the deceased…