Claim of Carrasquilla v. Penn Akron Co.

I concur with the reversal and remittance for a further development of the facts. Despite the concession of claimant’s counsel before the board that this fall occurred on a public sidewalk, viewing the meager record as a whole, the exact spot and the ownership of the sidewalk where she fell is still left in doubt. The marks on the photographs seemingly conflict with the oral testimony. If the fall was on a private sidewalk belonging to the employer it would have been compensable since the claimant would have entered on the employer’s premises and attached herself to the employment (Matter of…