Eagleson v. Harry G. Preston Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 16, Oct. T., 1919, by-defendant, from order of O. P. Lawrence Co., June T., 1918, No. 37, reinstating award of referee under Workmen’s Compensation Act in case of Jennie Eagleson v. Harry G-. Preston Company, a Corporation, and New Amsterdam Casualty Company, a Corporation, Insurance Carrier. Appeal from decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board. Before Emery, P. J. The court sustained the appeal and reinstated the award of the referee in favor of the claimant.
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Appeal, No. 16, Oct. T., 1919, by-defendant, from order of O. P. Lawrence Co., June T., 1918, No. 37, reinstating award of referee under Workmen’s Compensation Act in case of Jennie Eagleson v. Harry G-. Preston Company, a Corporation, and New Amsterdam Casualty Company, a Corporation, Insurance Carrier. Appeal from decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board. Before Emery, P. J. The court sustained the appeal and reinstated the award of the referee in favor of the claimant. Respondent appealed. Error assigned was order reinstating the award of the referee.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
At the time of E. O. Eagleson’s death he was employed as a salesman by defendant company, on a weekly wage; he was also a director of this corporation, but received no salary, wages or income as such. Deceased was killed by the overturn of an automobile, used as a conveyance, while taking orders and delivering goods in his capacity of salesman. A claim petition was filed by his widow, and the referee made an award in her favor, but the compensation board, without granting a hearing de novo, reversed; the award was reinstated by the court of common pleas, and…
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