Parke v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers Mutual Casualty Ins.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This is an action of assumpsit upon a policy issued by defendant in the form of a Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Policy on the employees of Samuel H. Parke. The use plaintiffs are the widow and dependent children of Eber Y. Thomson, one of Parke’s farm laborers. The jury found, and it is not now disputed, that Thomson met his death accidentally in the course of his employment. The policy contains an endorsement undertaking coverage of farm labor of the employer “in accordance with the liability for compensation benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of…