Legal Opinion
Krawchuk v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 26, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1583 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,
Petitioner (claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed an award of compensation made by the referee on the grounds that a compensable injury had not been proven as a matter of law within the meaning of Section 301(c) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act).1 We affirm.
Claimant is the widow of John Krawchuk, who sustained a fatal myocardial infarction (heart attack) in his home shortly after midnight on May 10, 1973. The decedent, 52 at the time of his death, had been employed by the respondent,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Hickory Farms of Ohio & Liberty Mutual InsuranceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Cozza v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- J. R. Hess, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Titus v. S. E. Sostmann & Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- LoPresti v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Krawchuk v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Crouse v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Aerospace v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Borough of Aldan v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Yanall v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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