Davis v. City of Phila., Trustee

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

This is an appeal in a workmen’s compensation case. Claimant’s husband, William J. Davis, on February 16, 1939, was removing heavy machinery from a coal mine when a piece of timber, attached to vertical posts across the top of the mine shaft, fell and hit him. The injuries resulted in death the next day. The claimant, who has been pressing her claim for four years, is undoubtedly entitled to an award.

The only question is who is the responsible employer. The immediate problem before us is whether Associated Auctioneers, Inc., hereinafter called “Associated”, employed to…