North Penn Transfer, Inc. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

North Penn Transfer, Inc. (North Penn) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a referee’s award of benefits to Sandra Miehalovicz (Claimant), widow of *471Steven Michalovicz, and their two children. "We affirm.

The origin of this case dates back to December 27; 1974 when Steven Michalovicz (Decedent) was involved in a fatal single vehicle accident near Syracuse, New York. Claimant subsequently filed three fatal claim petitions naming three defendants. The first petition was filed against North Penn, lessee of the tractor-trailer…