Hiers v. BRUNSON CONST. CO.

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• injury by accident is an injury that is accidental in that it is unforeseen and unexpected
• employee went beyond normal duties in repairing roof to protect property
• if there is subsisting condition of illness or incapacity or physical disability which is caused, increased, or accelerated by some act or event coming by chance or happening fortuitously, then requisite quality or condition of injury will exist so as to make it accidental

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