Stibbs v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Knutson, Chief Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Industrial Commission denying compensation benefits to the widow of a deceased employee.

This is another in the long line of cases dealing with the causal connection of employment and death due to a heart attack.

The employee, Bernard E. Stibbs, was employed by Northwest Air lines, Inc., as a line mechanic. His duties were described by Julian Studer, with whom he worked. He would check and service the airplanes without actually overhauling engines, so as to keep them airworthy. His activities included checking oil filters and the oil…