Jarvis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court1 which affirmed the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board’s reversal of a referee’s award of benefits to the appellant, Laura E. Jarvis. The award constituted compensation for the death of Enos J. Jarvis (hereinafter Jarvis), appellant’s late husband, who was fatally injured on January 13, 1969, while working within the scope of his employment. Jarvis’ employer, Elsie M. Jarvis t/a John J. Jarvis, had, for seven consecutive years preceding the occurrence of the fatal accident, procured Workmen’s…