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STATE INDUS. INS. SYSTEM v. WEAVER

No. 17100.

734 P.2d 740 (1987)

The STATE INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM, an Agency of the State of Nevada, Appellant, v. Irma WEAVER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 31, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia L. Hunt, Las Vegas and Pamela Bugge, Carson City, for appellant.

Beckley, Singleton, DeLanoy, Jemison & List and Daniel Polsenberg, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

GUNDERSON, Chief Justice:

Russell Weaver collapsed and died of cardiac arrest moments after running a timed mile as part of a job-mandated physical fitness test. His widow, respondent Irma Weaver, filed for death benefits under the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act (NIIA). The State Industrial Insurance System (SIIS), the hearing officer and the appeals officer all agreed Weaver's death was not compensable...

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