Legal Opinion

Wagner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 16, 1990No. 1934 C.D. 1989Published

1Opinion of the Court

BLATT, Senior Judge.

Kathleen Wagner Carrig (claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision denying her Fatal Claim Petition under Section 301(a) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act.1 We affirm.

The referee found the following to be fact and the claimant has not disputed it. The claimant last saw Patrick Wagner (decedent) at approximately 12:50 p.m. on December 9, 1984, the day of his death. He had not had anything to drink at home and appeared to be sober with no signs of intoxication when he left. He…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SpeightsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Ogden v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Carey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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