Legal Opinion
Capitol International Airways, Inc. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 21, 1981No. Appeal, No. 569 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
Capitol International Airways, Inc. (Capitol), appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which deleted a referee’s order denying continued payment of death benefits to Respondent, the widow of a former Capitol flight engineer (Engineer). We reverse the Board’s order.
*553During a three-day layover in Spain after an overseas flight, Engineer died as the result of a fall. Engineer ’s' body was found outside a hotel which was not the hotel where Capitol had provided lodging for Engineer. Pursuant to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act…
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