Opinion

Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth v. Commonwealth

  • 19 Pa. Commw. 492
  • 338 A.2d 760
  • 1975 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 1031
Court
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
Jun 5, 1975
Status
Published
Author
Wilkinson
On the bench
Blatt, Crumlish, Wilkinson
Cited by
2 cases
Authority
More cited than 91.6%

The opinion

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

This case involves substantially the same issue as was raised in Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board and Klebiek v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 19 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 499 , 338 A.2d 758 (1975). In this case, the claimant’s husband had died on November 28, 1973, as a result of congestive heart failure. The competent medical evidence relied upon by the referee was that the decendent suffered from anthraco-silicosis which was a significant contributory factor in causing his death. Since Section 301 (c) (2)* of the Act 1 covers the disability or death of an employee, and since decedent’s post June 30, 1973 exposure caused in part that death, the compensation award to the appellee was proper. Klebiek, supra.

Accordingly, we enter the following

Order

Now, June 5, 1975, the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, dated January 6,1975, affirming the referee’s award of compensation to Marcella Farkas and Julius Farkas, Jr., is hereby affirmed.

. Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P. L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §411(2) (Supp. 1974-1975).

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