Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Barco

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

On May 18, 1945, Claude E. Bucksbee while operating a truck for his employer, the Crawford Beverage Company of Meadville, was involved in an accident with a truck owned by the Hull Resurfacing Company. He suffered severe injuries which resulted in his death on August 3, 1945, leaving to survive him a widow and two minor children. On October 5, 1945, the appellee, Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers’ Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, insurer for Bucksbee’s employer, entered into a compensation agreement with the widow, Veronica Bucksbee, for $7,024.15. Before his death,…