McNeely v. Industrial Commission

JACOBSON, Judge.

Does an industrially compensable death occur where two heart attacks are present, the first of which is not industrially related, but during the period between the two, the deceased works, thus “aggravating” his heart condition? This is the question presented in this appeal by cer-tiorari from an award of The Industrial Commission denying compensation to the widow.

’ For twenty years prior to his death, the. deceased Billy W. McNeely, had been employed as a maintenance mechanic for Reynolds Metals Company. Unbeknownst to him, he suffered from coronary artery disease and had a…