Zwiercan v. International Shoe Co.

The evidence furnished support for a finding that the decedent suffered an attack of heat prostration resulting fatally while at work in the defendant's employ. It was testified that he was well when he went to work in the forenoon, during the noon hour at home he looked weak, complained of his feet, and ate but little dinner; and on his return from work in the afternoon was red and very weak, going directly to bed without supper. The attending physician testified that his diagnosis of the case as one of sunstroke was correct. The day was unseasonably hot and humid.

The attack, occurring in…