Werner v. Allegheny County

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

This is a workman’s compensation case in which claimant, who is the daughter of the deceased employee, filed a claim for funeral expenses, and for compensation on behalf of her two minor children. The Workmen’s Compensation Board allowed |200 for funeral expenses in favor of claimant, and awarded compensation in favor of the minor children as the result of the death of their grandmother. Appellants are the County of Allegheny and its insurance carrier.

The three questions which have been presented were decided adversely to appellants by the board which was affirmed by the…