Combs v. Cole Brothers Circus, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Fine, J.,
In this workmen’s compensation case the State Workmen’s Insurance Fund appeals from an award of compensation to Ruby Combs, claimant, and her three children because of the death of her husband, Carl Prichard Combs. The referee allowed compensation but the board reversed the referee concluding that the injury causing death did not occur in the course of deceased’s employment. The court below reversed the board and entered judgment on its award of compensation.
The sole question before us is whether the deceased was fatally injured in the course of his employment; and that is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shoffler v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Flucker v. Carnegie Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
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- Maguire v. James Lees & Sons Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
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