Standard Steel Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Barbieri,

Standard Steel Company (Petitioner), appeals a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board order affirming a referee’s award of benefits to Florence Pruitt, as statutory dependent of Murlon T. Pruitt, a deceased employe, for compensation due him during his lifetime and in her own right as his widow.

Murlon T. Pruitt was employed by Petitioner from 1941 until he became totally disabled on October 2, 1977. There is evidence to support the referee’s findings that during this time exposure to asbestos caused his total disability and death from bronchogenic carcinoma. The referee…