Hallstead Foundry, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Hallstead Foundry (Petitioner) appeals from an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referees order granting Barbara Cudo (Claimant) death benefits and attorneys fees. We reverse.

Claimant filed a fetal claim petition on September 4, 1979 alleging that her husband, Lewis Cudo (Decedent), died of a heart attack suffered while he was working in Petitioners factory. The referee found that Decedents heart attack was work-related and awarded benefits to Claimant. The Board reversed the referee on the ground that he relied on equivocal…