MATTER OF STURTEVANT v. BROOME COUNTY


188 A.D.2d 893 (1992)

In the Matter of the Claim of James Sturtevant, Respondent, v. Broome County, Appellant, and Special Disability Fund, Respondent. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

December 24, 1992


Claimant testified that after he had run up a hill and twice around a burning building, and had twice climbed a fence while investigating a fire in his capacity as a fire investigator, he experienced pains in his chest and arms. The physician who treated claimant at an emergency room after the incident testified that in his opinion claimant had suffered a myocardial infarction and that claimant's exertion while investigating the fire contributed to the infarction. This testimony...

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