Ferdisko v. Trimble & Sons Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 110, Oct. T., 1921, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1921, No. 1556, affirming decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board, in case of Annie Ferdisko v. W. F. Trimble & Sons Co., defendant, and iEtna Life Ins. Co. and Travelers Ins. Co., insurance carriers. Before Moschzisker, C. J., Frazer, Walling, Kephart, Sadler and Schaffer, JJ. Appeal from decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board.
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Appeal, No. 110, Oct. T., 1921, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1921, No. 1556, affirming decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board, in case of Annie Ferdisko v. W. F. Trimble & Sons Co., defendant, and iEtna Life Ins. Co. and Travelers Ins. Co., insurance carriers. Before Moschzisker, C. J., Frazer, Walling, Kephart, Sadler and Schaffer, JJ. Appeal from decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board. Before Stone, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Decision affirmed. Defendants appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was above order, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
John Ferdisko was killed while engaged in the regular course of business of the Trimble & Sons Company, leaving to survive him a widow and five minor children. In December of the same year, a claim petition was presented, the wife having in the meantime remarried. An award of compensation was made to begin as of June 28, 1920. To the widow was given 60 per cent of the wages, not exceeding twenty dollars, this being the rate fixed by the Act of 1915 (June 2,1915, P. L. 736), as amended (Act June 26, 1919, section 307, par. 4, P. L. 642). The allowance was directed…
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