Walker v. HEAVEY

Opinion by

Weight, J.,

This is a workmen’s compensation case. On September 12, 1961, Annas Walker, an employe of Charles D. Heavey, received a fatal injury when he fell from a scaffold. His widow, Minerva Walker, filed a claim petition alleging partial dependency. The Referee made an award which was affirmed by the Board. The court below dismissed an appeal by the employer, and entered judgment for the claimant. The employer and his insurance carrier have now appealed to this Court.

After taking testimony at three hearings, the Referee made the following findings of fact, inter alia: “6. That…