Staab v. Laclede Gas Co.

PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.

The issue in this case is whether an employee’s death during the continued performance of his duties constitutes grounds for worker’s compensation death benefits. We find that it does not.

This action arose subsequent to the death of Raymond Staab, an employee of Laclede Gas Company. Staab sustained a fatal heart attack while on the job and a claim for compensation was later filed by appellant, Staab’s widow, pursuant to Missouri’s Worker’s Compensation Statute. This case is one involving the question of whether the Circuit Court of St. Louis County properly found…