Lay v. Blue Diamond Coal Co.

On the day that Lay was first employed as a coal miner by Blue Diamond Coal Company he was found at his place of work by a fellow employee in an unconscious condition. This was on March 9, 1951. He was taken immediately to the hospital, and died there on April 24, 1951. The immediate cause of death was thrombosis.

His widow, in behalf of herself and their five minor children, instituted suit for compensation under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Code, Section 6851 et seq. Her petition was dismissed by the Judge after a full hearing. His finding was that she had “failed to…