U.S. Fire Insurance Co. v. Rearden

OPINION

SCHULTE, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case involving a question of whether an injury suffered in the course of employment was a producing cause of a subsequent heart attack which resulted in the worker’s death. Petitioner Lesa Rearden was awarded a judgment against U.S. Fire Insurance Company for death benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act pursuant to a favorable jury verdict. We affirm.

The decedent, Jerry Rearden, was injured while working for Sharp Pipe and Supply Company when the blade of a bulldozer snapped the chain that was securing it and the blade fell on his…