Delaware Valley Fish Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

KELLEY, Judge.

The sole issues in this case are whether the employer met its burden of showing a reasonable contest and whether the allocation of attorney’s fees as ordered by the referee and modified by the board are in accordance with section 440 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act. 1

Cedric Woolford (decedent) died on April 3, 1987 as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident. On July 9, 1987, decedent’s widow, Sheila Woolford (claimant) filed a fatal claim petition, alleging that at the time of his death, decedent was an employee of the Delaware Valley Fish Company…