Legal Opinion

Brown v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 9, 1971No. Appeal No. 123 C.D. 1970PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinión by

Judge Kramer,

This is an appeal from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County affirming an ad*482judication of the Workmen’s Compensation Board (Board), which had denied compensation to Elizabeth Brown (appellant) as the widow of George Brown, deceased.

The appellant had filed a fatal claim petition with the Board against Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores (appellee) for compensation due as a result of the fatal injuries sustained by the decedent in the course of his employment on July 26, 1967. There is no need to go into the facts of the fatal accident for the reason that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lorigan v. W. O. Gulbranson, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Bussone v. Sinclair Refining Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Carey v. Philadelphia Ship Supply & Lumber Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Pegee v. RicchiniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Donaldson v. P. J. Oesterling & Sons, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Sherred v. PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. In Re Cummings EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Aluminum Co. of America v. TheisCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Wilkes-Barre Iron & Wire Works, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. PATTERSON v. LENARTCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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