Moody v. Susquehanna Collieries Co.

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The controlling question in this compensation case is: Did the fatal accident occur in the course of the deceased’s employment? The referee found that the deceased met his death on October 30, 1930, while in the course of his employment, and allowed compensation; the board and the court below affirmed the award.

Moody, the deceased husband of the claimant, and MolesHe were contract miners employed in the No. 9 vein in the Eiehards Colliery of the defendant company, and were the only workmen in that section of the mine. For about a month prior to their death, they had…