Svatos v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.

Albert L. Svatos was 45 years of age at the time of his death on October 2, 1988. At that time he had been employed as a telephone installer for 22 years by Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company. He was six feet one inches tall and weighed approximately 215 pounds.

The decedent’s prior history revealed that in January 1963, he suffered an acute heart attack in the form of a myocardial infarction. After a period of recuperation he returned to work on March 26, 1963, but on a restricted basis, subject to certain work limitations, such as not to climb telephone poles. Occasional anginal…