Valley Sanitation, Inc. v. Blakely

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The Workmen’s Compensation Board awarded death benefits to the widow of William Blakely on a finding that the heart attack which caused Blakely’s death was “brought about by stress and strain of deceased’s work” and that “the heart attack grew out of course of employment and * * * was brought on in the course of decedent’s employment.” On appeal by the employer to the circuit court the order making the award was affirmed. The employer is appealing here from the circuit court judgment.

Blakely’s occupation was that of a garbage tipper. On February 6, 1970, after having…