Moore v. Hunt Mining Co.

Opinion by

Fine, J.,

Frank Moore died June 25, 1945, as a result of injuries sustained in the employ of the Hunt Mining Company, appellant. Bessie M. Moore, his widow, filed a claim petition to which appellant filed an answer asserting that Moore, at the time he sustained the fatal injuries, was violating Rule 16 of the Anthracite Mining-Law 1 as well as specific instructions of appellant not to ride the mine cars, which conduct barred recovery of compensation. The board affirmed the. referee’s findings of fact, conclusions of law and allowed compensation. The court below affirmed the action of…