Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Burke-Parsons Bowlby Corp.

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Darlene Frederick (claimant) filed a petition on January 7, 1974 claiming workmen’s compensation benefits due to the death of her husband, John Frederick, who suffered a work-related injury on July 13, 1972 while within the course of his employment for the Burke-Parsons Bowlby Corp. (employer). She claimed that this injury caused her husband to suffer a black-out on October 3, 1972, which resulted in a fatal automobile accident on that date. The referee, on March 4, 1975, awarded benefits to the claimant and made the following finding of fact:

“6. As a result of injury of…