Nord v. City of Cook

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

This action arose from a claim petition for dependency benefits filed by Marion Nord after her husband, Leo Nord, died of a heart attack on October 27, 1980. Compensation Judge James Otto found that the dependents had not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that Leo Nord’s heart attack arose out of his employment or that his employment activities contributed to, aggravated, or accelerated his heart attack. The dependents appealed the compensation judge’s decision to the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA). In a 2-1 decision, the WCCA reversed the findings…