Leroy Roofing Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

On June 26,1972, while in the course of his employment for the Leroy Roofing Company (employer), John Franklin Shultz (decedent) fell to his death from a two and one-half story building. His alleged wife, E. Marie Shultz (claimant), survived him along with their four children, three of whom were under the age of eighteen at the time of his death. The claimant filed for death benefits on behalf of herself and the three minor children, and both the referee and the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), on review, granted such benefits. The employer appealed to this…