Claim of Nudo v. Nudo Bros. Equipment Corp.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 6, 1977. Claimant, an officer of the employer-corporation, owned 96% of its stock. Prior to a heart attack which resulted in a permanent partial disability, the claimant worked both in the office and in the field. He contends that his salary was received from his laboring work and not from his position as a corporate executive. Claimant’s testimony is that he did no work in the field after the accident and, although he spent some time at the corporate offices and answered questions regarding the business operation when…