Mergel v. New Jersey Conveyors Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Oliphant, J.

This is an appeal by a dependent widow from a judgment of the Hudson County Court, reversing a determination in her favor of the Workmen’s Compensation Division of the Department of Labor. We granted certification on our own motion while the appeal was pending before the Appellate Division. It is what is commonly called a “heart” case.

Petitioner’s decedent husband, 53 years of age, was a millwright who previous to his death had been in good physical condition with no previous history of a heart ailment. He was not a regular employee of the…