Legal Opinion
Oknefski v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2915 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
Petitioner-widower appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision denying Petitioner-widower death benefits pursuant to Section 307 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §562.
The facts as found by the referee, and affirmed by the Board, are not in dispute. Petitioner’s wife died directly as the result of a work-related incident in the course of her employment. Until the time of her demise, Petitioner’s wife was married to and living with…
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