Harbison v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

This is an appeal by Elaine W. Harbison (claimant), the widow of Ralph J. Harbison (decedent), from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s denial of benefits to claimant under her fatal claim petition.

Decedent was employed by Reuben H. Donnelley, Company (employer), a distributor of telephone directories. His job required him to unload bundles of telephone directories from trailers in a parking lot to persons or vehicles on the ground for delivery. On December 3, 1979, decedent collapsed, breathing heavily, while in the…