Black v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “It is a close question. The stressful situation clearly was of recent origin relative to plaintiff's long time employment. Nevertheless, the words ‘acute, sudden or unexpected’ connote an event that is defined by minutes or hours, rather than days or weeks. Plaintiffs last stressful meeting with Mr. Anderson occurred four days prior to his heart attack. It would seem that his mental state would be characterized as ‘worry, anxiety, or emotional stress of a general nature’ and, as such, would not constitute an accident as defined by the Worker’s Compensation Act. Plaintiff’s suit therefore must be dismissed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Helton v. Food Lion, Inc.