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EDWARDS v. W. C. A. B. ET AL.

No. 1740 C.D. 1979.

56 Pa.Commw. 287 (1981)

Margaret Edwards, Widow of Elliott Edwards, Deceased v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and Philadelphia Gas Works, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

January 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent M. Lorusso, for petitioner.

Nicholas J. Lisi, with him Hal A. Barrow, of counsel, Solo, Padova & Lisi, for respondents.

Submitted on briefs, December 11, 1980, to Judges CRAIG, WILLIAMS, JR. and PALLADINO, sitting as a panel of three.

OPINION BY JUDGE CRAIG, January 23, 1981:

Claimant-widow Margaret Edwards appeals an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board affirming a referee's denial of benefits under Section 307 of The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act,1 which makes compensation payable to the widow, if living apart from the deceased worker, only if she was "actually dependent" upon him for a substantial portion of her support.

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