KANE, J.
Decedent, a City of Buffalo maintenance worker, collapsed while filling a pothole and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Claimant, decedent's widow, filed a claim for workers' compensation death benefits, which the employer controverted. Following hearings, a Workers' Compensation Law Judge found that claimant was entitled to the presumption of compensability under Workers' Compensation Law § 21 (1) and made an award of benefits. The Workers' Compensation...
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