Sheaffer v. Penn Dairies, Inc.

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

The referee refused compensation to the claimant upon the ground that her husband had died of natural causes and not from an accidental injury. The board found that his death resulted from an accidental fall, but refused compensation because claimant was not “living with” the deceased at the time of his death. The court below reversed the board, awarded compensation, and from its judgment the employer and its insurance carrier appealed.

The case turns upon the meaning of §307, 77 PS §562, of the Workmen’s Compensation Act: “No compensation shall be payable under this section…