Wachs v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

Judith Wachs, appellee, is the widow of James Wachs who was killed in an automobile accident while driving a company vehicle on his way to work for appellant American Office *481Systems (AOS). Appellee filed a Workers’ Compensation fatal claim petition seeking benefits. Appellant Donegal Insurance denied coverage, stating decedent was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident; he was merely en route to work, which typically is not compensable. See Peterson v. WCAB (PRN Nursing Agency), 528 Pa.279, 597 A.2d 1116, 1119 (1991) (“The general rule…