Osman v. City of Wichita

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Virgil C. Osman died from coronary insufficiency during working hours on October 30, 1962. The district court granted a workman’s compensation award to his dependent wife. The employer appeals.

The sole issue presented is whether there was substantial evidence to support the finding that a causal connection existed between the death and the work Mr. Osman was doing shortly before he died.

The deceased had been employed by the City of Wichita at the water filtration plant as a maintenance mechanic. For more than a week before his death he had…