Jackson v. Ferree

Thomas R. Jackson, thirty-three years of age, had been employed as a mechanic with the Frostburg Auto Company for approximately ten years prior to October 9th, 1936, on which date, about 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon, he was stricken with hernia, to secure compensation for which , he filed a claim with the State Industrial Accident Commission, alleging it was caused by an accidental injury arising out of his employment. At the hearing before the commission on December 1.0th, 1936, eight issues were submitted, the first of which was whether Jackson sustained “an accidental injury causing…