Liberato v. Royer & Herr

Opinion by

Porter, J.

The plaintiffs are the father and mother of Griiseppi Liberato, who while employed by the defendants was, on February 9, 1916, killed in the course of his employment, he died unmarried and without issue. The plaintiffs filed with the Workmen’s Compensation Board a petition for compensation under the provisions of the Act of June 2, 1915, P. L. 736. The Compensation Board refused compensation on the ground that claimants were aliens, residents of Italy, and never have resided in the United States. The board based this conclusion upon section 310 of the Compensation Act…