Legal Opinion

Cyga v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 30, 1987No. Appeal, No. 1165 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Bonnie L. Cyga (Claimant) has filed a petition for review of an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying her death benefits following the death of her former husband, Joseph M. Cyga (Decedent). We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. Claimant and Decedent were married on August 21, 1971. This bond was severed by a Decree of Divorce entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County on March 1, 1983, *546which became final on M[arch 31, 1983. Embodied in the decree was an agreement entered into by both parties which included a property settlement,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Schneck v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Burgess Construction Co. v. LindleyAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
  3. David v. BELLEVUE LOCUST GARAGECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Bowden v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Edwards v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Reading Anthracite Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Felegi)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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