Crucible Steel, Inc. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is an appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s award of occupational disease benefits to Gladys Marie Morris (claimant), the widow of Sargeant York McDowell (decedent).

The decedent received workmen’s compensation benefits for a disability resulting from an occupationally related lung disease contracted while in the employ of Crucible Steel, Inc. (employer), from December 2, 1974 up until the time of his death on November 22,1977. The claimant filed a fatal claim petition and, following hearings, the referee…