Rivers v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.

Deeweit, C. P. J.

In the Bureau the two cases entitled as above were, for convenience and by consent of counsel, tried together. Each, however, presents a separate and independent issue and so they were dealt with upon the hearing.

The petitioner Alex Rivers, now deceased, filed his claim petition against American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation under date of April 20th, 1944. The petition states the nature of the claimed accident and injury as follows : “Injured heart and heart muscles as a result of nature of work being performed on that day,” that is, on October 16th, 1943.

While the…