Ebald v. Philadelphia

Levinthal, J.,

Plaintiff, by this action in assumpsit against the City of Philadelphia, seeks to recover compensation for a disabling heart disease allegedly caused on March 25, 1955, by “extreme over-exertion in times of stress and danger” in the course of his duties as a policeman for the city. The suit is based upon the Act of June 28, 1935, P. L. 477, as amended September 27, 1951, P. L. 1473, 53 PS §327, which provides for compensation of policemen and firemen throughout the State of Pennsylvania for diseases of the heart and lungs, in the same manner as occupational disease disabilities…