Globe Security Systems Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Guerrero)

Opinion by President Judge Crumlish, Jr,

Globe Security Systems Company (Globe) appeals a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) order upholding a referees decision granting fatal claim benefits to Roberta Guerrero, widow of Jorge Guerrero, under Section 301(a) of The Pennsylvania Workmens Compensation Act (Act).1 We affirm,

Guerrero, a security guard at a state liquor store, was attempting to guard two purported thieves when he drew his gun and accidentally shot one of the suspects in the neck.2 Immediately thereafter, Guerrero shot himself in the head and died.

The referee found that…