Beaver v. George W. Boyd Co.

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

On February 13,1930, Thomas W. Beaver, a traveling salesman, suffered fatal injuries in a collision between an automobile, owned and driven by him, and a trolley car. His widow, Marie H. Beaver, claimed compensation from the George W. Boyd Company as his alleged employer. The defendant, a corporation engaged in the produce business and having its principal plant at Farrell, Mercer County, with a branch office in Rochester, Beaver County, contested her claim upon the ground that her husband was an independent commission broker and not its employe. The referee awarded…