Claim of Conti v. State Warehouse, Inc.

Appeal by the employer and its carrier from a decision and award of death benefits by the Workmen’s Compensation Board *1042on the ground that there is no substantial evidence to support the board’s finding that decedent’s death resulted from an industrial accident within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. On October 25, 1962 decedent, a 56-year-old warehouseman, suddenly “ passed out ” and died at his place of employment. Appellants do not urge that the board could not find that decedent’s work activities in the two hours preceding his death were strenuous and required more than…