Rizzo v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Matilda Rizzo (claimant) appeals a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board order denying her fatal claim petition. We reverse.

Charles Rizzo (decedent) died of a myocardial infarction on October 9, 1976. At the onset of his attack, he was home.1

The decedent was employed by the Pittsburgh Board of Education as a mechanical engineer and was responsible for maintaining the plumbing, heating and air conditioning at 104 area schools. The claimant alleged that her husband’s heart attack was the result of the stress that he experienced in his job and was thus a…