Legal Opinion

Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Allied Chemical Corp.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 31, 1975No. Appeal, No. 1454 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an employer’s appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which sustained a referee’s award of death benefits to the widow of Vito *564DiSimone under the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, 77 P.S. §1 et seq. It is not disputed that the decedent died on August 3, 1973 of an acute myocardial infarction. Nor can appellants now dispute that the decedent was totally disabled at the time of his death, as the result of two accidents sustained in the course of his employment in 1966 and 1970 as appellants…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. Primrose Tapestry Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  2. Kujawa v. Latrobe Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Czankner v. Sky Top Lodge, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Reed v. Glidden Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Cole Steel Equipment Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. BowenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Northwood Nursing & Convalescent Home, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. City of Johnstown v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Inter-State Tile & Mantel Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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