Legal Opinion

Overmiller v. D. E. Horn & Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 24, 1960No. Appeal, No. 20PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

W. Luther Overmiller filed a workmen’s compensation claim on September 16, 1953, alleging that he suffered a compensable injury on March 19, 1953. After hearing testimony, which showed that the claimant suffered a heart attack, the referee filed his decision on March 17, 1954, disallowing compensation on the ground that the claimant’s disability was due to na*565tural causes not connected or associated with an accident.

The claimant appealed to The Workmen’s Compensation Board, but subsequently requested permission to withdraw the appeal. The board granted the claimant’s…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Guy v. Stoecklein Baking Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Sawdey Liquor License CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Martin v. Pittsburg Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  4. Taylor v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  5. Seneca v. Yale & Towne Mfg. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Newpark Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc. v. RoundtreeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  2. Boyle v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Riley Stoker Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. State of Minn. Ex Rel. Hove v. DoeseSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Murhon v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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