First National Bank v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Petitioners First National Bank of Dunmore (Employer) and Selected Risks Insurance Company, Employers insurance carrier, appeal an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referees decision to grant the fatal claim petition of Dorothy V. Trotta (Claimant) filed upon the death of her husband, Roland A. Trotta. We affirm.

According to the referees findings of fact, prior to Mr. Trottas death on October 14, 1982, he had been employed by Employer approximately twenty-one years, working his way up from bookkeeper to vice president. In…