Legal Opinion

Miller v. SCHIFFNER

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 12, 1961No. Appeal, 223PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

In tliis workmen’s compensation case the referee made an award wMch was affirmed by the board and the court below.

By this appeal we are asked to determine whether the evidence presented by claimant met the burden of proving (1) that her husband was actually engaged in the furtherance of the business of his employer at the time of his death; (2) that her husband was killed by an “accident” within the meaning of the act; and (3) that her husband did not die as a result of the natural progress of a mortal disease. The referee and. the board found these questions for the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Maguire v. James Lees & Sons Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. Curran v. Walter E. Knipe & Sons, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  3. Royko v. Logan Coal Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  4. Foster v. State College BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. Allen v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. American Mutual Insurance v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. A. P. Green Refractories Co. v. LuckeyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. French v. Coff DecoratorsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  4. Miller v. Springfield Township Highway DepartmentSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  5. Morgan v. Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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