Lovasz v. Carnegie Steel Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 37, Oct. T., 1919, by plaintiff, from order of O. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1919, No. 517, reversing decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board in case of Annie Lovasz v. Carnegie Steel Company. Appeal from decision of Workmen’s: Compensation Board. Before Carnahan, J. The court reversed the decision of the board. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was in reversing the decision of the board.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
This is an appeal from the Common Pleas of Allegheny County reversing an award commuting compensation payments by the workmen’s compensation board. The order was made On the petition of the widow without joinder of a legal representative of three minor children. The compensation agreement called for payment of fifty-five per cent of deceased’s wages. The authority of the board to commute compensation in which the minors have an interest and direct payment to the widow without protecting those interests is here challenged. The Compensation Act contemplates the…
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