On November 8, 1956, while helping as a volunteer fireman, the decedent collapsed and upon his arrival at a hospital, was pronounced dead. There was no autopsy. The testimony established that he ran back and forth on errands associated with the fighting of the fire, in the course of which he collapsed. It is undisputed that such activities constituted strenuous physical exertion. He had been in prior good health with no apparent heart ailments. The principal contention here...
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