Legal Opinion
Kujawa v. Latrobe Brewing Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 26, 1973No. Appeal, 26PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Chiep Justice Jones,
Appellant’s husband, William Kujawa, suffered an injury in the course of his employment with Latrobe Brewing Company on February 8, 1961, and was paid compensation for total disability from March 25, 1961 until his death on March 26, 1968. On May 7, 1968, Kujawa’s widow, the appellant herein, filed a fatal claim petition for an award pursuant to the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act. The referee granted appellee’s motion to dismiss on the ground that there can be no recovery for death occurring more than 800 weeks after an accident. The Workmen’s…
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- Meyers v. Moxham Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
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3Cited by25 opinions
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