Brady v. Borough of Dunmore

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

Eugene Brady (claimant) appeals from two final orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, holding that: (1) claimant’s job-related injury did not qualify for compensation under a Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective January 1, 1973; and (2) claimant was not entitled to benefits under the Heart and Lung Act1 after October 23,1973. We affirm.

Claimant was a full-time salaried fireman with the Dunmore Borough Fire Department from 1964 until December 28,1972. On that date, while fighting a fire, claimant suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. Mr.…