E & S Fabricating & Welding Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an appeal by the decedent’s employer, E & S Fabricating & Welding Company, from a decision by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) to grant a widow and child benefits under Section 307 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act.1 We affirm.

*113Charlotte R. Edmond filed a fatal claim petition for benefits2 after her husband’s death on October 15, 1976. Respondent avers that she was not only living with the decedent at the time of his death, but was totally dependent upon him. Employer challenges her claim on the basis of a failure to meet either…