Strausser v. Allegheny Ludlum Industries

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Albert W. Strausser (Claimant) has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which affirmed an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying Claimant’s petition for compensation benefits under The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act (Act), Act of June 21, 1939, P.L. 566 as amended, 77 P.S. §§1201-1603.

This matter was commenced by the filing of a claim petition on February 2, 1972. Claimant alleges in the petition that, as a result of his employment by Alie*359gheny Ludlum Industries (Employer) for approximately forty-two…