Thompson v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Spatola & Thompson and The Atlantic Companies, whom we will refer to as the employers, and Margaret Kissell, a claimant of survivors’ workmen’s compensation benefits, have appealed from a decision of the *139Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming and amending a referee’s decision awarding benefits to Mrs. Kissell.

Mrs. Kissell is tbe widow of John Kissell, who was employed as a warehouseman by Spatola & Thompson on the day of his death, July 8, 1974. On that day, Mr. Kissell was injured when a case of canned goods struck him on the chest, causing him shortness of…