Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. Griggs

Duckworth, Justice.

The controlling questions presented by the record are (1) whether the words “injury by accident” in the Code, § 114-102, embrace the rupture of a- blood vessel without any external mishap or unexpected occurrence, and (2) whether such' an injury is compensable when the employee has arteriosclerosis or high blood pressure. These exact questions are now presented to this court for the first time, and their solution must be found in the interpretation of the statute, which is as follows: “‘Injury’ and ‘personal injury’ shall mean only injury by accident arising out of and in…