Gasior v. Pittsburgh

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

In this workmen’s compensation case, the wife appellee alleged that her husband’s death resulted from injuries sustained in a fall while in the course of his employment as a fireman for the City of Pittsburgh.

The referee found as a fact that the decedent while in the employ of the city on May 22, 1952 met with an accident, injuring his back, while pushing a fire pumper, which accident resulted in his death on November 13, 1952. The Workmen’s Compensation Board in reviewing the record concluded that the referee’s findings were based on adequate, competent evidence. The…