Mississippi Shipping Co. v. Henderson

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Brought against the commissioner and the widow of one Ben Latino who, having suffered a compensable heart attack on March 27, 1953, for which an award at first to temporary total and later temporary partial disability was made, had died of a heart attack and collapse on December 2, 1953, the suit sought to enjoin and set aside a compensation order finding the death due to the injuries suffered on March 27, and awarding the widow death benefits therefor.

The claim was that the death was not compensable: in that it occurred on the sidewalk while deceased was walking from…