Gnagey v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This is an action of assumpsit brought by an employee under a policy issued September 30,1933, by the defendant insurance company in the form of a Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Policy, on the employees of the estate of a decedent. The policy contains an endorsement undertaking coverage of farm labor of the employer “in accordance with the liability for compensation benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Pennsylvania.”

On September 9, 1934, while the policy was in force, plaintiff, an employee of the estate, was kicked by a colt while working on the farm.…