MELLEN v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

No. 10795.

19 Utah 2d 373 (1967)

431 P.2d 798

DANIEL R. MELLEN, PLAINTIFF, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF UTAH, UTAH RICHARDSON ROOFING AND THE STATE INSURANCE FUND, DEFENDANTS.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 24, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rawlings, Wallace, Roberts & Black, John L. Black, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Robert D. Moore, Salt Lake City, for defendants.


HENRIOD, Justice:

Review of a denial of award. Affirmed.

Mellen, a roofer for 18 years, at age 55, while working alone on a flattop roof, after carrying materials and hammering cement nails for four hours, with a six-pound hammer, suffered severe chest pains about an hour before noon. He rested in the shade for about 15 minutes, ate lunch, resumed work without further incident until after 3:00 p.m., when he left and drove to his shop or office, and then, driving...

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