Edwards v. Commonwealth

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Judge Craig,

Claimant-widow Margaret Edwards appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming a referee’s denial of benefits under Section 307 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act,1 which makes compensation payable to the widow, if living apart from the deceased worker, only if she was “actually dependent” upon him for a substantial portion of her support.

Claimant’s husband died as a result of being struck by a truck in the course of his employment with Philadelphia Gas works on December 7,1976. The decedent and claimant, who were married on November…