Legal Opinion
Titus v. S. E. Sostmann & Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 26, 1938No. Appeal, 116PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, J.,
This is a workmen’s compensation case, and the only question before us is whether claimant was in the course of his employment when injured.
“In this Commonwealth, contrary to the rule in some other states, the Workmen’s Compensation Act does not give a right of compensation for all injuries arising out of the employment. The statute under which this claim is made requires that the injuries, not occurring on the premises of the employer, be sustained, while the employee is ‘actually’ engaged in the furtherance of the business or affairs of his employer, and ‘actually’…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Callihan v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Shoffler v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Haddock v. Edgewater Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Palko v. Taylor-Mccoy C. C. Co. (Et Al.)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- N. K. Fairbank Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Rybitski v. LebowitzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Eckhardt v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
- Leinbach Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Krchmar v. Oakland Beach Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- White v. MORRISSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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