Action, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Action, Inc. (Petitioner) appeals an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of a referee to award death benefits to Marilyn B. Talerico (Claimant) on behalf of Donald P. Talerico (Decedent). We reverse.

Decedent was employed by Petitioner as a supervisor and managed Petitioners Scranton, Pennsylvania office.1 On the evening of February 10, 1983, Decedent attended a meeting of the Northeastern Claims Association, which is an association of insurance adjusters and *83others involved in the insurance industry.2 As he returned home…