Edwards v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BARBIERI, Senior Judge.

In this workmen’s compensation case, Jean Edwards (Claimant), as widow of deceased employee, John C. Edwards, requests review by us of a decision and order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a referee’s award to Claimant pursuant to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §§ 1-1031.1

Basically, the Claimant in this case, widow of a volunteer fireman who met his death in the course of performing his *72volunteer fireman duties, has not been accorded by the Board the decedent’s status…