Harrison v. Schafer Construction Co.

Review on certiorari of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board awarding dependency benefits to claimant, wife of the decedent employee. The issues raised are whether the board’s findings are supported by substantial competent evidence and whether modification of the award is required by Minn. St. 176.101, subd. 6.

Decedent died on December 17, 1973, of secondary complicating factors after the hemorrhage of a cerebellar arteriovenous malformation, a congenital, abnormal collection of blood vessels. Both medical experts testified that rupture of such a condition is frequently spontaneous,…