Ruth Dwyer, Petitioner-Appellant v. Ford Motor Company, Respondent-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the lower courts and remanded for entry of a workmen's compensation award, holding that a claimant must prove by a preponderance of the believable evidence that ordinary work effort contributed in a material way to a heart attack and that the statutory presumption of natural causes is eliminated. The decision was contested by a dissent and joined by a concurrence.