Legal Opinion
Michaelson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 22, 1989No. 1835 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARRY, Judge.
Lois C. Michaelson (claimant), widow of Lawrence George Michaelson (decedent), appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee’s decision to deny her claim for dependency benefits.
Decedent suffered from pre-existing coronary artery disease. On July 15, 1982, he was hauling gravel in a semi-dump truck in the course of his employment with R.R. Leininger & Son (employer). His duties entailed driving the truck to Perry Dock in Erie, waiting while others loaded the gravel onto the truck, driving the truck to a stockpile…
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