Gawlick v. Glen Alden Coal Co.

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County setting aside an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board made in a death claim brought under The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act of June 21, 1939, P. L. 566 as amended.

The claimant’s husband died of anthraco-silicosis April 2, 1952. He had been employed by the defendant company inside its anthracite mines from January 4, 1944 to March 24, 1948, working a total of 1190 days during which time he was exposed to an anthraco-silicosis hazard. From March 25, 1948 to January 4, 1952 he was employed by…