Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co. v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

NELSON, Presiding Judge.

On March 5, 1972, Reyes N. Candelaria (Candelaria) died of congestive heart failure described medically as cor pulmonale. The cardiac failure was induced by an undue strain placed upon the heart because of a long standing fibrotic condition of the lungs. Although this latter condition was, according to the'medical testimony, caused primarily by excessive cigarette smoking over many years, viewing the medical testimony in a light most favorable to upholding the award of the Industrial Commission, Micucci v. The Industrial Commission of Arizona, 108 Ariz. 194, 494…