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Des Moines Public Schools and EMC Risk Services, LLC-TPA
v.
Thomas Hildreth (deceased) by Jane Hildreth (spouse)
Appellee
Des Moines Public Schools and EMC Risk Services, LLC-TPA
Appellant
Thomas Hildreth (deceased) by Jane Hildreth (spouse)
Attorney for the Appellee
Valerie Landis
Attorney for the Appellant
Jerry Jackson
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David Porter, Judge. REVERSED. Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (16 pages)
Jane Hildreth, on behalf of her deceased husband, Thomas Hildreth, appeals from the district court’s reversal of the workers’ compensation commissioner’s award of death benefits. OPINION HOLDS: We find the district court erred in reversing the commissioner’s award and in determining the commissioner’s decision was unsupported by substantial evidence. Substantial evidence exists in the record to support the commissioner’s decision. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment entered by the district court and reinstate the commissioner’s decision.
