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City of Scranton v. City of Scranton

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 5, 1990No. 1610 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

City of Scranton (Scranton) files a Petition For Review of an Order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a Referee’s award of Fatal Claim Benefits to Gertrude Hart, widow (Widow) of James Patrick Hart (Hart) deceased.*

Hart, a Scranton Police Detective, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on September 6, 1981. On August 17, 1984, Gertrude Hart filed a Fatal Claim Petition (Petition), alleging that her husband’s suicide was a result of a work-related psychiatric injury. The Referee issued a Decision and Order finding that the decedent had not…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Martin v. Ketchum, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Dorrance's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  3. Thomas v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Stambaugh v. StambaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Bell Telephone Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Antus v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Brasten)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Calabris v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Marsico v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Young v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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