Jaloneck v. Jarecki Manufacturing Co.

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

This is a workman’s compensation case under the Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act of June 21,1939, P. L. 566, No. 284, 77 PS § 1201 et seq. The claim petition sets forth that claimant’s husband died on June 1, 1942, 1 as the primary result of silicosis, 2 and that he had been employed by defendant in an occupation having a silica hazard. Defendant, in its answer, denied that deceased’s death was the primary result of silicosis, and averred that while employed by defendant deceased was not exposed to a silica hazard. The referee found that deceased died as a result of…