Darmopray v. Budd Mfg. Co‪.‬

On October 15, 1943, Dmitro Mytzak, while in the course of his employment with defendant, suffered an accidental injury which necessitated his hospitalization for a period of two weeks. He received compensation from October 22, 1943, until his return to work November 9, 1943. However, on February 5, 1944, being very ill, he was taken home from work by the employers nurse. Three days later he was admitted to the Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, where he died February 22, 1944. The death certificate recited uremia as the immediate cause of death and the hospital records indicated a final diagnosis of uremia, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy.