Kelly v. Watson Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 162, Oct. T., 1921, by tbe insurance carrier, defendant, from judgment of O. P. Indiana Co., June T., 1921, No. 5, affirming decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board’s award upon a bearing de novo, in case of Carrie S. Kelly v. Watson Coal Co. and 2Etna Life Ins. Co. Appeal from decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board on bearing de novo. Before Langham, P. J. ' Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe facts.
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Appeal, No. 162, Oct. T., 1921, by tbe insurance carrier, defendant, from judgment of O. P. Indiana Co., June T., 1921, No. 5, affirming decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board’s award upon a bearing de novo, in case of Carrie S. Kelly v. Watson Coal Co. and 2Etna Life Ins. Co. Appeal from decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board on bearing de novo. Before Langham, P. J. ' Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe facts. Decision affirmed. ' Tbe insurance carrier appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were tbe judgment, quoting it, and tbe admission of tbe testimony of experts, referred…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,
At the inception of this suit, Carrie S. Kelly made a compensation claim against defendant coal company for the death of her husband, H. E. Kelly; this was allowed by the board and the decision was affirmed by the court below; the insurance carrier has appealed, contending that the evidence was insufficient to connect Kelly’s death with the accident here in question and that the testimony of certain of the medical experts should not have been considered.
It appears from the evidence that Kelly, a carpenter in defendant’s service, was injured March 19,…
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