Borough of Honesdale v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

The Borough of Honesdale (Borough) and the State Worker’s Insurance Fund appeal an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed the decision of a referee1 dismissing the Borough’s petition to review the calculation of Daniel Martin’s (Claimant) average weekly wage.

Claimant suffered a heart attack on November 28, 1990, while performing his duties as a member of the Borough’s Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Under Section 601(a)(2) of the Act, 77 P.S. § 1031(a)(2),2 Claimant was deemed to be an “employee” entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits even though…