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MIDDLETON v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES

No. C6-98-2418.

600 N.W.2d 707 (1999)

James MIDDLETON, deceased employee, by Arlene MIDDLETON, Relator, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES and Kemper National Insurance Companies, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 14, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Guthmann, Wayne P. Dordell, Hansen, Dordell, Bradt, Odlaug & Bradt, P.L.L.P., St. Paul, for Relator.

Michael D. Aafedt, Aafedt, Forde, Gray & Monson, P.A., Minneapolis, for Respondents.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

LANCASTER, Justice.

By writ of certiorari, relator Arlene Middleton seeks review of a decision of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA) affirming the denial of her claim for death benefits following her husband's suicide. The WCCA concluded that the suicide was not compensable because it was not the result of a work-related physical injury. We reverse and remand the matter to the WCCA for further proceedings.

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