Todd v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

This appeal requires us to construe the language of section 307(7) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 77 P.S. § 562, which permits termination of a widow’s death benefits upon remarriage or for living in a meretricious relationship, and mandates payment of a widow’s dower upon remarriage. The workmen’s compensation judge, the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), and the Commonwealth Court all held that appellant’s meretricious relationship justified termination of her widow’s death benefits and that no widow’s dower was due upon her…