Federal Insurance v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

The question presented in. this appeal is which of two workmen’s compensation insurance carriers is responsible for making workmen’s compensation payments to Claimant, "William Bernacki.

Claimant worked for General Air Freight (GAF), a company which became a division of DCI International, Inc. (DCI) in October of 1974. This consolidation was effectuated by an agreement of .sale in which DCI agreed to purchase all of the assets of GAF, including its insurance policies. At the time of the sale, each company had a workmen’s compensation carrier; GAF was insured by…