Legal Opinion
Farrell v. House of Seagram, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 7, 1973No. Appeal, No. 309 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
The only issue in this workmen’s compensation case is whether the claimant, Frank J. Farrell, was “. . . actually engaged in the furtherance of the business or affairs of [his] employer . . ,”1 on an evening in December 1963 when he suffered serious injuries on the sidewalk adjacent to a Philadelphia tavern called The Pub.
The Workmen’s Compensation Board, which the court below affirmed, concluded that the claimant was not at the time he was injured or for some time prior thereto engaged in his employer’s business. While the issue so decided was one of law, its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Maher v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Landis v. General Motors Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Wolfingbarger v. Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- White v. MORRISSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Peccon v. Francis MarketSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Feaster v. S. K. Kelso & SonsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Greene v. Marger, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Baker v. Oliver B. Cannon & Sons, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- MacKe Vending Co. v. ABRAMSCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976