SUDRLA v. COMMERCIAL ASPHALT & MATERIALS

No. 17109.

465 N.W.2d 620 (1991)

Pearl SUDRLA, as personal representative and surviving wife of Charles Sudrla, Deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL ASPHALT AND MATERIALS (Employer) and Aetna Life & Casualty (Insurer), Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided January 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Ann Pierce, Fite Law Office, Brookings, for plaintiff and appellant.

Sara L. Burnette, Woods, Fuller, Shultz, and Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendants and appellees.


HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES

Pearl Sudrla (Mrs. Sudrla) petitioned the Department of Labor (Department) for an award of benefits associated with her husband's (Mr. Sudrla) heart attack which occurred on July 1, 1988. A hearing was held on September 1, 1988. The Department concluded that Mrs. Sudrla failed to prove a causal connection between Mr. Sudrla's fatal heart attack and his employment. Thus, the Department denied worker's compensation...

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