Sahnow v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY

This is a workmen’s compensation case involving the issue of the compensability of a claim for death benefits from a heart attack.

Plaintiff’s decedent had been employed by Beaverton Auto Parts, and on August 14, 1967, he died of a rupture of the left ventricle of the heart. Plaintiff’s claim for compensation was denied by defendant Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, the employer’s insurance company. The Workmen’s Compensation Board referred plaintiff’s claim to a hearing officer for a determination. At the hearing plaintiff rested her casé *566after offering in evidence a certified copy of the…