Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the widow is entitled to accident-insurance survivor benefits and funeral/transport costs despite the contested causal link between the accident and the death.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The causal link could not be decided on the current record; further medical investigation was necessary to determine whether the accident contributed to the death, directly or through postponement of surgery.
Extrahierte Begründung
The file did not clearly establish whether the fatal ileus/septic shock was accident-related or whether surgeons postponed treatment because of accident-related conditions. The cantonal court applied too strict a causality standard by requiring the accident to be direct or predominant. The record contained conflicting and incomplete medical opinions.