Claim of Belluci v. Tip Top Farms, Inc.

Decedent was employed by Tip Top Farms, Inc. for 12 years as a milk delivery routeman. As part of his duties, decedent was required to lift and carry cases of milk weighing 50 to 60 pounds. Decedent suffered a heart attack while delivering milk on August 5, 1965, and died before reaching a hospital. The heart attack resulted in part from severe ‘ ‘ hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease ” which had existed for at least five years prior to death.

Claimant, decedent’s widow, was awarded death benefits, and the employer and its insurance carrier sought reimbursement from the Special…