City of Lawton v. Lewis

DAVISON, Justice:

Claim for compensation alleged claimant had sustained stomach ulcer, nervous disorder and back injury, incurred during discharge of duties as a member of respondent’s police department. Basis of claim was stress and anxiety psychosis, occasioned from an incident in 1972 when claimant killed a suspect in the line of duty. A second incident occurred in 1976, when claimant shot and wounded a suspect. Back injury was sustained when lifting a roll of wire during investigation of an incident at a lumber yard. Respondent’s medical evidence reported no permanent disability.…