Thompson v. Parke

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

In this workmen’s compensation case, the claimant’s husband, while in the course of his employment as a working farm manager, was accidentally shot and killed by another employee. The widow filed a claim petition against the defendant in behalf of herself and minor children. The Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers’ Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, insurance carrier, was later made a party to the proceedings. See Levan v. Pottstown, Phoenixville Ry. Co. et al., 279 Pa. 381, 124 A. 89. The petition was referred to a referee, who, after hearing, held that the claim was…