O'Donnell v. S. Fayette Twp. School District

Opinion by

Parker, J.,

This is a proceeding under the workmen’s compensation statutes in which an award was made in favor of the claimant and affirmed by the board and the lower court. The claimant, Ellen 0 ’Donnell, about one week prior to the opening of school, entered into an oral contract with the South Fayette Township School District to clean a schoolroom before the following Monday, for a consideration of $10. While engaged in the cleaning of the room, the claimant fell from a chair which resulted in a fracture of the neck of the femur.

The appellants maintain that the judgment should be…