McCalbe v. Timothy Shanahan & Son

Opinion by

Stadtfeld, J.,

This is an appeal by defendant, Timothy Shanahan & Son, from an award of compensation to claimant, Elizabeth McCabe, made by a referee, affirmed by the Workmen’s Compensation Board and by the Court of Common Pleas No. 2 of Philadelphia County.

The claimant is the widow of Francis J. McCabe. Defendant admitted that the claimant was the dependent of the deceased and that the accident, on the premises of the defendant, was the cause of deceased’s death. The sole question is whether the employment was casual and not in the regular course of the business of the employer.

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