Treadaway v. Riceland Foods

M. Steele Hays, Judge.

This is a claim for death benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act brought by the widow of an employee of Riceland Foods who dies on April 19, 1976, having had a history of heart disease. The death certificate attributed death to: a) organic heart disease and b) acute myocardial infarction. On March 22, 1976, the decedent, appellant’s spouse, was unloading bags of rice and moving them on a “two-wheeler.” During the afternoon he felt ill and rested for perhaps thirty minutes, declining the suggestion of others that he leave work and see a doctor. That evening the…