D. L. Clark Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The D. L. Clark Company (Employer) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming a referee’s award of benefits to the widow of Michael Legan based on a conclusion that Legan’s death was due to unusual strain and overexertion in the course of his employment. We affirm.

Employer raises two issues which we will address seriatim:

1. Whether the referee erred in accepting a deatli certificate as proof of cause of death in the absence of other competent evidence.

*2392. Whether the referee erred in finding that claimant had established a causal…