Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Rabbi Joshua Busel (decedent) was employed by the Empire Kosher Poultry (employer) for the ritual slaughtering and inspecting of poultry products. On January 6, 1972, he suffered an apparent myocardial infarction while on the employer’s premises and died later that day as a result of cardiac arrest.

*226On September 15, 1972, Rabbi Busel’s widow, Eusebia Busel (claimant) filed a Fatal Claim Petition with the Workmen’s Compensation Board (Board). Following a hearing, compensation was disallowed by a referee who found as a fact that: “Fourth: The claimant has failed to prove…