Claim of Fish v. Smithville Volunteer Fire Co.

Appeal from decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which found decedent died from work activities in the course of his duties as a volunteer fireman. On November 8, 1956, while helping as a volunteer fireman, the decedent collapsed and upon his arrival at a hospital, was pronounced dead. There was no autopsy. The testimony established that he ran back and forth on errands associated with the fighting of the fire, in the course of which he collapsed. It is undisputed that such activities constituted strenuous physical exertion. He had been in prior good health with no apparent heart…