Mohan v. Publicker Industries, Inc.

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal of a claimant from an order of the court of common pleas reversing the Workmen’s Compensation Board.

Alma Mohan died March 11, 1958, from injuries received the prior day in a compensable accident, leaving her husband, minor son and mother as survivors. The widower filed a petition for compensation alleging dependency of himself, the minor son and the deceased’s mother. The widower later withdrew his own claim, admitting that he had not been dependent upon the deceased for support. The referee allowed compensation to the son until his 18th birthday, but…