Legal Opinion
Blasczak v. Crown Cork & Seal Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 16, 1960No. Appeal No. 321PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
This is a workmen’s compensation case. Stanley Blasczak suffered a compensable injury necessitating the amputation of his leg. Four and a half months later, on the day he was to be fitted with an artificial limb, he hanged himself. The insurance carrier paid compensation to the date of his death, but not thereafter. Blasczak’s widow then filed this claim. The referee and the board granted compensation, and the court below affirmed the board’s decision.
The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, as reenacted and amended by the Act of June 21, 1939, P. L. 520, 524,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kasman v. Hillman Coal & Coke Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Lupfer v. Baldwin Locomotive WorksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Chuplis v. Steve Shalamanda Coal Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Widdis v. Collingdale Millwork Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Cubit v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
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3Cited by12 opinions
- McCoy v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Globe Security Systems Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Federal Rice Drug Company, a Corporation, in No. 19,540 v. Queen Insurance Company of America, a Corporation, in No. 19,541Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Delaware Tire Center v. Fox Ex Rel. FoxSuperior Court of Delaware · 1979
- Zimmiski v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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