Legal Opinion
Del Rossi v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 15, 1967No. Appeal, No. 365PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Jacobs, J.,
The sole issue in this workmen’s Compensation case is whether or not decedent was in the course of his employment at the time of his accidental death. The referee decided that he was. The board decided that claimant had failed to prove that decedent was in the course of his employment. The court below reversed the board and sent the case back to the board for further consideration. The defendants have appealed.
The burden was on the claimant to prove all elements of his claim. Ewing v. Alan Wood Steel Co., 138 Pa. Superior Ct. 519, 12 A. 2d 121 (1940), and where the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Palko v. Taylor-Mccoy C. C. Co. (Et Al.)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Feeney v. N. Snellenburg & Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Hopwood v. PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Young v. Hamilton Watch Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Eberle v. Union Dental Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Tatrai v. Presbyterian University HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Borough of Plum & Bituminous Casualty Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Giebel v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- North American Rockwell Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Berger v. U. G. I. Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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