State Industrial Insurance System v. Weaver

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, C. J.:

Russell Weaver collapsed and died of cardiac arrest moments after running a timed mile as part of a job-mandated physical fitness test. His widow, respondent Irma Weaver, filed for death benefits under the Nevada Industrial Accident Act (NIAA). The State Industrial Insurance System (SIIS), the hearing officer and the appeals officer all agreed Weaver’s death was not compensa-ble. On judicial review, the district court reversed. SIIS appeals.

Russell Weaver was a 59-year-old, privately employed security inspector at the Nevada Test Site. In 1982, the United…