Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The estate of claimant Marcelino A. Garcia and Bethlehem Steel Corporation (employer) cross-petition for review of an order by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board setting aside a referee’s decision which had dismissed claimant’s fatal claim petition on the basis that the death of the claimant’s son was intentionally self-inflicted.1

*61After finding that the claimant had been partially dependent upon his deceased son (decedent), the referee concluded that the “claimant and/or his estate”2 was not entitled to compensation or burial expenses. The relevant findings are:

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