Legal Opinion
Irby Construction Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 1973No. Appeals, Nos. 1224 C.D. 1972 and 1279 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
On September 15, 1970, Leslie Hunsinger (decedent) died as the result of an accident sustained while employed by the Irby Construction Company (employer) . Numerous workmen’s compensation claim petitions were thereafter filed seeking benefits for the children *593of the decedent. As the matter stands before this Court, the issue is not whether compensation benefits are payable, but to whom they should be paid.
This tangled state of affairs began on November 28, 1959, when the decedent married Shirley Lockard. This marriage produced two children and ended in divorce on January…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cairgle v. AMERICAN R. AND SS CORP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Cairgle v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Smrekar v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Balanti v. Stineman Coal & Coke Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
3Cited by4 opinions
- Lehigh Foundations, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Brown v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Penn Sanitation Co. v. HoskinsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Illegitimates' Workmen's Compensation Benefits, Pennsylvania Department of Justice1975