Hill v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

LORD, Senior Judge.

This is a petition for review by the claimant, Alice Hill, from a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (board) order which affirmed the referee’s decision awarding fatal claim benefits and denying her request for counsel fees.

The facts as found by the referee are as follows. Robert Hill, the decedent, was unloading a truck on July 18, 1985 for Lentz Milling Company (employer). It was a hot day; the decedent was sweating profusely and experiencing chest pain. He collapsed from an acute myocardial infarction and was transported by paramedics to Allegheny General Hospital where…