Stone v. City of McMinnville

OPINION

BIRCH, Justice.

The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel reversed the trial court’s award of benefits to a McMinnville police officer who had suffered a heart attack. At issue is whether the heart attack was an accidental injury suffered in the course of employment, which, of course, is a prerequisite for the payment of benefits. We find that it was not and affirm the Panel’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.

The plaintiffiapp ellee, Charles Stone, began working for the City of McMinnville as a police officer in 1973. On March 25, 1989, the day of the heart attack, he was…