Commonwealth, Bureau of Occupational Injury & Disease Compensation v. Malone

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Occupational Injury and Disease Compensation (Bureau) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County affirming an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) awarding compensation to Bernard T. Malone (Malone).

Malone had been employed as a fireman by the City of Philadelphia for twenty-seven years when, on June 28, 1970, while at his home, he suffered a heart attack. He never returned to his employment as a fireman, but received full pay until May 5,1971.

*122On October 13, 1971,…