Kleman v. Ford Motor Co.

Yetka, Justice.

The relator seeks review of a decision 1 of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming the compensation judge’s award of dependency benefits to respondent, widow of the deceased employee. The critical question before the board and on appeal is whether the employee’s heart attack arose out of and in the course of his employment. We affirm.

The employee died at 3:10 p. m. on January 25, 1973. The cause of death was atherosclerotic heart disease with acute myocardial infarction. The employee was 52 years old when he died. He was overweight and had been treated for hypertension since…