UNIVERSAL T., INC. v. W.C.A.B. (HASSELL).

No. 1833 C.D. 1986.

112 Pa.Commw. 428 (1988)

535 A.2d 722

Universal Trucking, Inc., Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Hassell, Deceased, Hassell-Cathcart, Widow), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

January 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Sherman, Fried, Kane, Walters & Zuschlag, for petitioner.

Irving M. Portnoy, Evans, Posen, Portnoy, Quinn & Donohue, for respondent, Hassell-Cathcart.

Submitted on briefs October 9, 1987, to Judges BARRY and PALLADINO, and Senior Judge NARICK, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE PALLADINO, January 11, 1988:

Universal Trucking, Inc. (Petitioner) appeals an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee's award of benefits to Kathleen Hassell Cathcart (Claimant) on behalf of Kenneth E. Hassell (Decedent). We vacate and remand.

Decedent was fatally injured in a tractor trailer accident on May 5, 1981 while delivering a load of materials for Petitioner. At the time of his death, Decedent...

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