Walzer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Ralph and Katherine Walzer (claimants) appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee’s decision that awarded them only a funeral allowance, and not dependency benefits, for the death of their adult son, Robert Walzer.

Robert Walzer (decedent) was employed by G-lobe Security, Inc. as a security guard, when, in December 1975, he was killed in the course of his employment. He was 22 years old at the time of his death. Following the decedent’s death, the claimants filed a Fatal Claim Petition, asserting that they were…