Pokis v. Buck Run Coal Co.

Per Curiam,

The compensation authorities made an award to claimant, which the court below reversed, and this appeal followed.

The question involved turns on a point of law, not of fact, namely, Did claimant’s deceased husband, John Pokis, so breach the mining laws of this Commonwealth as to forfeit the right to compensation for accidental death in the course of his employment with defendant mining company?

The compensation authorities answered the above question in the negative, and the court below in the affirmative, the latter saying, inter alia: “The facts are not in dispute. Claimant’s…