South Dakota Codified Laws 9-16-45. Circulatory or respiratory disease presumed occupational in firemen
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Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any condition of impairment of health caused by hypertension, heart disease, or respiratory disease resulting in total or partial disability to an officer or member of a fire department who successfully passed physical examination on entering into such service, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be presumed to have been suffered in line of duty, unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 9-16-45
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Source: SL 1957, ch 248, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.1212.