Commonwealth v. Bley

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Occupational Injury and Disease Compensation (Bureau), from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. The court affirmed an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which dismissed the Bureau’s appeal of a referee’s award of compensation for the widow (claimant) of Walter Leroy Bley (deceased).

The deceased had been employed as a repairman and an auxiliary policeman in the Borough of Collingdale. He had also been a volunteer fireman for the Borough and for the Collingdale Fire…