Rhindress v. Atlantic Steel Co.

The following essential elements must be shown before the employee can recover an original award under the workmen’s compensation act: (1) That there was an “accidental injury;” (2) That it arose out of and in the course of the employment; (3) That he is entitled to compensation in some *906amount and what that amount is. A distinction should be drawn between an original award and a previous award, other than the original. The first and second essential elements stated above are sometimes called preliminary adjudications and when adjudicated on the hearing of an application for an original award…