Couture v. Mammoth Groceries Inc.

Appeal under RSA 281:37 (Supp. 1975) from a decision of the deputy labor commissioner that a fatal heart attack suffered by the decedent on June 19, 1973, on the premises of the defendant, his employer, did not arise out of and in the course of his employment and therefore was not compensable. Trial de novo before the Superior Court (Flynn, J.) resulted in certain findings and a ruling that his death was compensable under RSA 281:2 V (Supp. 1975). Defendant’s exceptions, including that to the denial of its motion to set aside the verdict, were reserved and transferred. The issue presented on…