Bethlehem Mines Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Narick,

This is an appeal by Bethlehem Mines Corporation (Employer) from a decision of the Workmens Compen*70sation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a decision of the referee which awarded benefits to Dorothy E. James (Claimant). We affirm.

Claimant, widow of Dean W. James (Decedent), filed a fatal claim petition on September 29, 1983 alleging that her husbands death was a result of silicosis contracted through his employment with Employer. Decedent had been employed in the coal mines for approximately forty years, the majority of this time with Employer. At the time of his…