Borough of Aliquippa v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This is an appeal by the Borough of Aliquippa and Westmoreland Casualty Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Borough) from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), dated January 31, 1974, which affirmed the referee’s award of compensation to Angelo Mansuetti (Mansuetti).

Mansuetti was employed by the Borough as a policeman for over 20 years, until April 8, 1971, when he suffered a heart attack while attempting to break up a gang fight involving 40 to 60 teenagers. The record indicates that during the gang fight Mansuetti was struck…