Hamilton v. Procon, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court affirming an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which affirmed the Workmen’s Compensation Board’s denial of compensation to Helen Hamilton (appellant) for the death of her husband.

Harry Hamilton was hired by Procon, Inc., as a carpenter on February 5, 1962, and assigned to the Gulf Oil Corporation refinery located near the Pen- rose Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia. He worked at this site constructing wood panel forms from February 5 until his death from a heart attack on February 9. During…