Hughes v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Rogers,

Rebecca Lane Hughes (claimant) has filed a petition for review of an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) reducing the amount of compensation awarded her by a referee for the death of her husband.

The claimants husband, Daniel George Hughes (decedent), died on July 3, 1977 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident during his work as a limousine driver for the Salem Transportation Company, Inc. (Salem). He was survived by the claimant and his minor daughter. At the time of the accident, the decedent was also a member on active…