Carruthers v. PPG Industries, Inc.

COLE, Justice.

A few minutes after he arrived at work, plaintiff’s husband died of a heart attack. Since the death occurred at the place of employment, plaintiff sought workers’ compensation benefits for her husband’s death. The decedent, Stephen Carruthers, suffered from emphysema, hypertension and diabetes, had residual damage from childhood poliomyelitis, and took medication to control the hypertension and to prevent a *473recurrence of congestive heart failure. Defendant PPG Industries, Inc., his employer, refused to pay benefits, believing the death was not work-related. Plaintiff filed suit…