Legal Opinion
Southland Cable Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 1991No. 2523 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
Southland Cable Company (employer) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (board) which affirmed a referee’s decision awarding benefits under a fatal claim petition to Cheryl Ann Emmett (claimant) pursuant to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act 1 (Act). We affirm.
Claimant’s husband, Eugene Clayton Emmett (decedent), had worked as a cable installer 2 for some six months prior to his death in a motor vehicle accident on April 4, 1986. Claimant filed the instant fatal claim petition on August 6, 1986, alleging that decedent’s death was caused by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Hammermill Paper Co. v. Rust Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Stepp v. RennSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Aluminum Co. of America v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Lynch v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Universal Am-Can, Ltd. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Nevin Trucking v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Delaware Valley Fish Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Holler v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Beaver & Casey, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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