Ogden v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

PALLADINO, Judge.

Edward Ogden (Ogden) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision denying workmen’s compensation benefits to Ogden in connection with a truck accident that occurred on June 19, 1979.

Ogden was employed by Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation (Employer) as a tractor-trailer driver. On June 19, 1979, Ogden departed from Employer’s Cleveland, Ohio terminal, heading for Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A short time later, at about 1:30 a.m., while traveling southeast on Ohio State Route 14 in Deerfield, Ohio, Ogden failed to…