Fanning v. Apawana Golf Club

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

The sole question in this workmen’s compensation case is whether at the time of his accidental injury the claimant was an employe of the defendant. The compensation authorities, affirmed by the- court below, found that he was, and the defendant and its insurance carrier took this appeal.

At the time of the accidental injury, the defendant, a non-profit corporation, owned and operated a golf course in Lackawanna County. It had a number of members who used its course, but the general public was also invited to play on the course upon payment of a greens fee. In June 1947 the…