City of Monessen v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

The City of Monessen and its insurance carrier have appealed from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board that Spiro Galanoudis was an employee of the City at the time of his death and that the City was therefore obligated to pay workmen’s compensation benefits to his widow. We affirm.

On October 19, 1973, Spiro Galanoudis, a regular policeman in the general employ of the City of Monessen, was killed when struck by a car while directing traffic following a football game sponsored by the School District of the City of Monessen (School District). Galanoudis…