McFarlane v. Mellon-Stuart Co.

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The Referee dismissed the claim petition on the ground that there was no causal connection between the alleged accident and the death of claimant’s husband. The Board affirmed the decision of the Referee. In an exhaustive opinion by President Judge Lenci-ier, the County Court of Allegheny County affirmed the decision of the Board. Judgment was entered in favor of the employer, and the claimant has appealed.

The record discloses that John McFarlane was employed by the Mellon-Stuart Company as a laborer. In the early afternoon of…