Claim of Fragale v. Armory Maintenance

Appeal is taken by an employer and its insurance carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which awarded benefits on account of the death of an employee due to a heart attack, caused by “ a severe commotion to the chest ”, as evidenced by fractures of four left ribs and by hemorrhages, all as demonstrated on autopsy; this in the words of claimant’s medical expert, whose opinion of causal relation was adopted by the board, and which conclusion, although controverted before the Referee by other medical opinion, seems not to be disputed here; appellants contesting the award…