Oswald v. Connor

The single issue presented is whether there is sufficient evidence in the record to support the trial court’s determination that Vernon Oswald’s death from a myocardial infarction was accelerated by a substantial period of time as a direct and proximate result of the effect of his occupational disease, avian tuberculosis, on his pre-existing coronary artery disease. After a careful review of the record, this court finds that there is sufficient evidence in this record which would warrant a finding by the trier of fact that Oswald’s occupational disease was the proximate cause of the…