Webber v. Midway Borough

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The Referee made an award in favor of the claimant, and the Board affirmed. The Court of Common Pleas of Washington County sustained the insurance carrier’s appeal, and set aside the award. The claimant has appealed to this court.

On May 10, 1961, John A. Webber was doing repair work on a public street in the Borough of Midway. He was injured while prying a large stone, and was disabled for a period of approximately fifteen weeks. *466Midway is a borough of 1012 inhabitants, and Webber had served as a borough councilman for some twenty…