AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY v. Brown

Hall, Presiding Judge.

The employee and insurer appeal from the judgment of the superior court affirming an award of death benefits by the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation.

The employee reported to work at 12:00 a.m. Within about fifteen minutes he complained of being ill. At 3:00 a.m. he told his supervisor that he had a chest pain which radiated into his arm and that he wanted to be relieved and sent to the hospital. He died in the hospital a day later. He had a medical history of hypertension, diabetes and obesity.

The deputy director found against the widow-claimant in a lengthy and…