Peer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Daniel E. Peer, Jr. (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying him workmen’s compensation benefits on the ground that he was not acting within the scope of his employment at the time of his injury.' We affirm.

Claimant was employed as a boilermaker by the B & W Construction Company (Employer). During the time of his employment with Employer, Claimant resided in Clinton, Pennsylvania, and commuted to a job site in Brilliant, Ohio, which is approximately thirty-five miles distant. On .September 4, 1975, while travelling…