Legal Opinion

Coveleski v. M. A. Hanna Co.

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northumberland County

Decided February 11, 1957No. 476Published

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Claimant, Stella. Coveleski, stepmother of John Coveleski, filed her claim petition for compensation and the workmen’s compensation board referred the same to a referee who, after’ hearing, found that decedent suffered an accidental injury resulting in his death, while in the course of his employment with defendant, and that claimant was fully dependent on decedent and entitled to compensation. While the referee found claimant fully dependent upon decedent, he awarded her compensation at the rate of $9 per week, which is the proper compensation for partial dependency.

Defendant…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Carville v. A. F. Bornot & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Ottavi v. Timothy Burke Stripping Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Harvey v. Philadelphia Warehouse & Cold Storage Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Glenn v. State Workmen's Insurance FundSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Custer v. Reitz Coal Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

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