Pykosz v. Koehler & Streng

Opinion by

Baudbige J.,

The sole question in this appeal is: Did an alien, non-resident widow establish her dependency within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Act?

Mike Pykosz and the claimant were married in Pittsburgh, November 15, 1897. After living there for ten years, they returned to Poland. In 1908', the decedent, with his wife’s consent, came back to the United States to earn money for his family’s and his own maintenance, and to pay off his debts. The wife and their five children remained in their native land. On August 14,1929, while in the course of his employment with the…