Wall v. Penn Lumber & Mill Works

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

In this workmen’s compensation case Miriam Wall filed her petition for compensation on behalf of herself and four minor children naming Penn Lumber and Mill Works (hereinafter called Penn) and West Motor Freight (hereinafter called West), appellant, as the employers of her husband, Charles Wall, who was killed on September 15, 1949, while driving on business of West when the tractor-trailer he was operating overturned and caught fire. Each defendant filed an answer averring that the other defendant was the deceased’s employer at the time of death. The referee and the…