Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Industrial Commission

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

This case involves the compensability of a disabling mental condition under Arizona’s Workmen’s Compensation Law. We granted review to settle the question of whether a disability brought on by strain and worry may be compensated as an injury by accident. Opinion of the Court of Appeals vacated. The award of the Industrial Commission affirmed.

Janice W. Craig, respondent employee, was employed by Drenberg and Associates, an insurance agency. She had approximately 15 years’ experience when she started to work at the Drenberg Agency in August of 1974. She was…