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KUSENKO v. REPUBLIC STEEL CORP.

506 Pa. 104 (1984)

484 A.2d 374

Minnie KUSENKO, Widow of Mike Kusenko, Appellee, v. REPUBLIC STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 20, 1984.

Reargument Denied March 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott E. Becker, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Stephen I. Richman, William F. Henkel, Stephen I. Richman & Partners, Washington, for amici curiae Bethlehem Mines Corp.; Bethlehem Steel Corp.; Westmoreland Cas. Co.; McGraw-Edison Co.; Pennsylvania Aggregate & Concrete Ass'n; Emway Resources, Inc., Amoco Oil Co.; and Cooper Energy Services.

Lawrence R. Chaban, Washington, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

At issue in this appeal is the standard of causation which triggers the recovery of benefits under Section 301(c)(2) of the Workmen's Compensation Act.1 The facts are set forth below.

This case arose as a result of a fatal claim petition by Minnie Kusenko (appellee) after the death of her husband Mike Kusenko (decedent). Decedent had worked in the coal mining industry for thirty-six years in...

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