Case Name: Joseph P. Alexander vs. Davol Rubber Company
Court: Rhode Island Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1917-11-27
Citations: 1 Super. Ct. (R.I.) 14
Docket Number: Pet. No. 167
Parties: Joseph P. Alexander vs. Davol Rubber Company
Judges: 
Reporter: Rhode Island Superior Court Rescripts
Volume: 1
Pages: 14–14

Head Matter:
Joseph P. Alexander vs. Davol Rubber Company
Pet. No. 167
November 27, 1917
For petitioner: E. P. B. Atwood.
For respondent: Boss & Barnelield.

Opinion:
TANNER, P. J.
We are of the opinion that the plaintiff has not proven that he was injured through an accident. We think it more reasonable that his trouble was the result of occupation disease. We think the neuritis from which he suffers is the result of the continuous pressure required in the occupation he was following rather than of any sudden twisting which he- describes.
The petition must therefore be denied.