Legal Opinion
Lawler v. Windmill Restaurant
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 18, 1989No. 16074PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Chief Justice.
Josephine Lawler (Lawler) appeals a circuit court judgment affirming the decision of the South Dakota Department of Labor (Department) which denied her worker’s compensation claim. We affirm.
Lawler was employed as a fry cook at the Windmill Restaurant (Windmill) in Rapid City, South Dakota. On August 20, 1981, she suffered an “acute myocardial event” while performing her regular duties at work. Lawler was immediately transported to the Rapid City Regional Hospital. There, her attending physician, Dr. Paul Dzintars, and a cardiologist, Dr. James Jackson, observed that she…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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