Atlas Hospital Equipment Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

The petitioners appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board awarding dependent widow benefits to claimant Stella Battiste, under Section 307 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act.1 The Board’s order affirmed an award by the referee.

*360The claimant is the widow of one Nicholas Battiste, who died on November 7,1974, as the result of an injury sustained on October 24,1974 in the course of his employment at the Atlas Hospital Equipment Company, one of the instant petitioners. In February 1975, Mrs. Battiste filed a claim for dependent widow…