Decedent, who was employed as a chauffeur, had for some years been suffering from diabetes and hypertension, conditions known to the employers. He died from a heart attack after helping to push a stalled automobile. Accidental causation is not disputed by the carrier; the appeal is based on a refusal of the Workmen's Compensation Board to charge the award to the Special Funds Conservation Committee under subdivision 8 of section 15 of the Workmen's Compensation Law. The board...
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