Page's Department Store v. Velardi

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

This is an appeal by Crispino Velardi, a former employee of Page’s Department Store in Sayre, Pennsylvan*281ia, from denial of a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, § 101 et seq., as amended, 77 P.S. § 1 et seq. The claim petition was denied by the referee on the ground that Velardi had not proved an accident; the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, without taking any additional evidence, found to the contrary and rendered an award; the Commonwealth Court reversed the Board and upheld the referee. We granted allocatur1…