Wise v. Cambridge Springs Borough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 93, Jan. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Crawford CO'., May T., 1917, No. 70, reversing decision of 'Workmen’s Compensation Board, affirming referee’s finding for plaintiff in case of Elizabeth Wise v. Borough of Cambridge Springs. Appeal from Workmen’s Compensation Board. Before Prather, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 93, Jan. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Crawford CO'., May T., 1917, No. 70, reversing decision of 'Workmen’s Compensation Board, affirming referee’s finding for plaintiff in case of Elizabeth Wise v. Borough of Cambridge Springs. Appeal from Workmen’s Compensation Board. Before Prather, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The referee awarded plaintiff $2,017.30. The Workmen’s Compensation Board affirmed the decision of the referee. The Court of Common Pleas reversed the decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board and dismissed the claim.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
In 1916 Roy Wise was a special policeman in the service of the Borough of Cambridge Springs, this State. On September 21st of that year an automobile filled with passengers was stalled on a railroad crossing over one of the streets of the borough, and, in attempting to push it off, he was struck by a train, sustaining injuries which *141resulted in his death. His widow filed a claim against the borough before the Workmen’s Compensation Board, and a referee awarded her $2,017.30. An appeal was taken from this to the board by the United States Fidelity and Guaranty…
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