Courtney by Higdem v. City of Orono

COYNE, Justice.

This workers’ compensation matter, before us for the second time, arose out of a claim for dependency benefits based on a policeman’s fatal heart attack. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA), by majority decision, reversed a compensation judge’s denial of the claim for dependency benefits. Because we conclude that the compensation judge’s findings pertaining to causation had substantial evidentiary support, we reverse and reinstate the decision of the compensation judge.

Charles D. Courtney, a City of Orono police officer, died at his home on April 5, 1982, of a…