Wills v. Pima County Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board

OPINION

LACAGNINA, Judge.

Joe E. Wills appeals from an adverse judgment refusing to award him an “accidental disability” pension based on his claim of permanent disability preventing him from performing duties as a deputy sheriff, as a result of a heart attack suffered while off duty on June 8,1978. Both the Pima County Safety Personnel Retirement Board and the superior court, after hearings and trial, rejected Wills’ claim that he is entitled to a lifetime accidental disability pension because the emotional stress of his job as deputy sheriff contributed to his heart condition. We affirm.

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