[DOWNLOAD] "Roy W. Beslanwitch v. Valley Dodge Center" by Supreme Court of Idaho No. 12175 # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Roy W. Beslanwitch v. Valley Dodge Center
- Author : Supreme Court of Idaho No. 12175
- Release Date : January 21, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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During the evening of August 15, 1973, claimant-appellant Roy Beslanwitch suffered a heart attack which he contends was caused by emotional and physical stress resulting from his employment. During the five and one-half months period immediately preceding his heart attack, appellant had been employed as office manager, business manager, and secretary-treasurer by defendant-respondent Valley Dodge Center, Inc. During that period Valley Dodge was in a state of change and uncertainty caused by lack of profits due to the energy crisis and by a turnover of personnel. As a result appellant customarily worked long hours (from 6:00 or 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 or 12:00 p.m.). Appellant was particularly busy during the first part of August in order to meet the August 10 deadline for a report which was to be sent to the owners of Valley Dodge. On August 5 or 6 appellant began experiencing chest pain and numbness. He was examined by a cardiologist who prescribed rest and medication. The chest pains continued, however, and on August 14 appellant was examined by another cardiologist who recommended that appellant enter the hospital for further tests. Appellant declined to do so at that time because there was some work he desired to finish. Later that evening he suffered a heart attack. Appellant's claim for workmen's compensation benefits was denied by the Industrial Commission. After finding no unusual, employment-related factors on August 15 which could be identified as precipitating the heart attack, the Commission concluded that appellant's heart attack was not work related. Rather, it was the result of the normal progression of appellant's coronary artery disease. On appeal, appellant argues that a claimant is not required to show the occurrence on the day of the heart attack of unusual, employment-related factors before he can recover workmen's compensation benefits.