Lupfer v. Baldwin Locomotive Works
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 90, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from order of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1919, No. 6774, sustaining decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board, in case of Edythe N. Lupfer v. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Appeal from affirmance of award of referee by Workmen’s Compensation Board. Before Audenried, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court affirmed the decision of the board. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 90, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from order of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1919, No. 6774, sustaining decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board, in case of Edythe N. Lupfer v. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Appeal from affirmance of award of referee by Workmen’s Compensation Board. Before Audenried, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court affirmed the decision of the board. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was order, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
This is an appeal from the affirmance of an award by the Workmen’s Compensation Board, and, subsequently, *276by tbe court below. Tbe learned president judge of tbe latter tribunal correctly disposed of tbe case in tbe following excerpts from bis opinion: “Donald LeRoy Lupfer died by his own band. Tbe referee awarded compensation to bis widow, on tbe theory that, although Lupfer’s death was self-inflicted, bis act was not intentional, inasmuch as be was delirious at tbe time, and bad become so as tbe result of a physical injury accidentally sustained while on duty in tbe service of tbe…
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