Chicoine v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Lorraine Chicoine, the claimant, and Transit Management Services, Inc. (Employer) appeal an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed an order of a referee 1 denying Chicoine’s fatal claim petition. We affirm the Board’s order and quash Employer’s appeal.

The claimant is the widow of Norman Chicoine, the decedent, who at the time of his death was employed as a truck driver by Employer, a New Jersey corporation. In February or March of 1989, the decedent became ill, suffering from flu-like symptoms. The decedent continued to work, believing that he…