OLIVER v. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

No. 9018.

743 P.2d 118 (1986)

106 N.M. 362

Emma OLIVER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, Employer and Insurer, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

November 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Jones, Thomas E. Jones, J.D., Ltd., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellee.

David N. Whitham, Asst. City Atty., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

BIVINS, Judge.

The City of Albuquerque (City), a self-insurer under the Workmen's Compensation Act, appeals from a judgment awarding lump-sum death and other benefits to the widow of a city fireman who died of a heart condition while on the job. The parties' major arguments address whether or not plaintiff established a causal connection between the worker's heart attack and job-induced stress. We hold she did not and reverse. In view of this holding...

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