Meines v. Hy Levine Associates

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Francis, J.

This is a heart death workmen’s compensation case. The Division of Workmen’s Compensation dismissed the claim on the ground that petitioner had failed to prove by the preponderance of the evidence that the fatal heart attack was causally related to decedent’s work. The County Court found that the requisite causal connection had been established, and it accordingly reversed and remanded for an award of compensation. After further proceedings in the Division for the computation of the judgment, an appeal was taken to the Appellate Division…