Hall v. City of Hugoton

Meyer, J.:

Claimant’s husband suffered a fatal cardiovascular accident on August 25, 1976, while employed as police chief by the city of Hugoton, Kansas. The decedent had arrived at his home at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon after having worked an eight-hour shift. The temperature that afternoon was between 90 and 95 degrees. His home was air-conditioned and decedent was relaxing when he received a call from the police dispatcher that several vehicles were speeding at the city dump. Decedent left the house immediately and departed for the city dump in a vehicle which had been in the sun with…