MATTER OF AYERS v. TIOGA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEP'T


240 A.D.2d 819 (1997)

658 N.Y.S.2d 533

In the Matter of the Claim of Patricia Ayers, Respondent, v. Tioga County Sheriff's Department, Appellant. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent

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

June 12, 1997


After decedent died at home as a result of cardiac arrhythmia, claimant, decedent's wife, filed a claim for workers' compensation death benefits. After a hearing, the Workers' Compensation Board found that decedent's death was causally related to stress engendered by his job as the Sheriff of Tioga County and awarded claimant death benefits. We find that the Board's decision is supported by substantial evidence. Testimony at the hearing established that during the three months...

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