Matlack, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The petitioner, Matlack, Inc. (Matlack) appeals a decision of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s award of benefits to William H. Rennie (claimant) for a heart attack he sustained while in the course of Ms employment.

The claimant was employed by Matlack as a tractor-trailer driver driving long and short hauls, intrastate and interstate. Throughout the period of his employment, he consistently drove between ten to 12 hours per day, five to six days a week. On July 27, 1977 he fell while dismounting from a truck at a rest…