Legal Opinion
Cook v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 28, 1982No. Appeal, No. 477 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
The petitioners, Robert and Ruth Cook, appeal a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which denied them benefits on the grounds that they were not dependent upon contributions from their son, now deceased. The Board cited the provisions of Section 307(5) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §561(5).
The petitioners’ son, William Cook, was fatally injured in the course of his employment with the St. Joe Minerals Corporation (employer) and the petitioners, with whom he resided,…
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