D. L. CLARK CO. v. W. C. A. B. ET AL.

No. 720 C.D. 1979.

49 Pa.Commw. 237 (1980)

The D.L. Clark Company, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and Elizabeth Legan, Widow of Michael Legan, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

February 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul K. Geea, with him Robert C. Jones, Jones, Gregg, Creehan and Gerace, for petitioner.

Paul J. Leventon, of Leventon & Leventon, P.C., for respondents.

Argued December 5, 1979, before Judges CRUMLISH, JR., ROGERS and MacPHAIL, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE CRUMLISH, JR., February 6, 1980:

The D.L. Clark Company (Employer) appeals an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board affirming a referee's award of benefits to the widow of Michael Legan based on a conclusion that Legan's death was due to unusual strain and overexertion in the course of his employment. We affirm.

Employer raises two issues which we will address seriatim:

1. Whether the referee erred in accepting a death certificate...

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