Gunter v. Borden, Inc.

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In November 1990, Dolly Gunter (the “wife”) sued Borden, Inc., d/b/a Meadow Gold (the “company”), alleging that Ernest E. Gunter (the “worker”), her husband, had suffered a fatal heart attack in February 1990 that was proximately caused by his employment. She requested dependent spouse benefits. Following ore tenus proceedings, the trial court found that the heart attack was not caused by the worker’s employment and denied the wife dependent benefits. The wife appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in not finding that the heart attack was caused by the worker’s employment.

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