Heinrich v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

After hearing, on the claim petition of plaintiff’s decedent during his lifetime, the referee found him totally disabled from silicosis and entered an appropriate award. On appeals of both the employer and the Commonwealth, the award was affirmed by the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Thereafter, the defendant employer alone appealed from the award to the common pleas. In disposing of that appeal the lower court, by order dated February 3, 1942, set aside the award and entered judgment in favor of the defendant employer and its insurance carrier. Based upon the Commonwealth’s…