Legal Opinion
Brookhaven Baptist Church v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 27, 2006PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice NEWMAN.
We are called upon to determine whether Edwin Halvorson (Decedent) was an employee of the Brookhaven Baptist Church (the Church) for purposes of the Fatal Claim Petition filed by Thelma Hal-vorson (Mrs. Halvorson) pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).1 The Commonwealth Court determined that he was an employee of the church and we now reverse.
FACTS and PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Mrs. Halvorson and Decedent were married in 1938 and began attending the Church in early 1989. The Church had a small congregation at the time, only registering twenty-five members. Because…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bogardus v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Callihan v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Blake v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Tarr v. Hecla Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Marsh v. GronerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Department of Labor & Industry v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Lin & Eastern Taste)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Grill v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Brookhaven Bap. Ch. v. Wcab (Halvorson)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- C. Cassatt v. WCAB (Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Grill v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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