Legal Opinion
Schreckengost v. GOSPEL TABERNACLE
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1959No. Appeal, 264PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Gunther, J.,
In this workmen’s compensation case, the appellants, The Gospel Tabernacle and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, insurance carrier, appeal from the judgment of the court below in affirming the award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board.
The claimant is the widow of Merle L. Schreckengost who was fatally injured on December 5, 1955 in a fall from the roof of a church under construction by The Gospel Tabernacle in Westmoreland County. From such injuries, death resulted the following day. At the time of his death, Merle L. Schreckengost was 21 years of age and left…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- James v. ShapiroSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Reitmyer v. Coxe Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Clark v. First Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Greenway Baptist Church v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
- Brookhaven Baptist Church v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- McCreery v. Covenant Presbyterian ChurchCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1989
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