Allen v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc.

Opinion by

Rhombs, P. J.,

In this workmen’s compensation case the wife-claimant alleged that her husband’s death resulted from injuries sustained in a fall while in the employ of defendant. The referee disallowed compensation. The Workmen’s Compensation Board affirmed the referee; and the County Court of Allegheny County affirmed the board’s order of disallowance.

The facts as established by the evidence are not in dispute. Testimony of claimant and her witnesses was uncontradicted. The defendant-employer presented no evidence. Thomas W. Allen, deceased husband of claimant, was employed by…