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MANUEL v. N.L. INDUSTRIES

502 Pa. 329 (1983)

466 A.2d 606

Lossie MANUEL, Widow of Ester B. Manuel, Deceased, Appellants, v. N.L. INDUSTRIES, Industrial Chemical Division, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 15, 1983.

Reargument Denied January 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Robbins, Philadelphia, for appellants.

David L. Pennington, Susan McLaughlin, Philadelphia, for N.L. Industries.

Sandra S. Christianson, Harrisburg, for Com.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ.

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Commonwealth Court, 50 Pa.Cmwlth. 279, 412 A.2d 912, decision affirming the order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) dismissing appellant's petition for widow's benefits.1 The issue is whether appellant satisfied her statutory burden of proving that her husband's death resulted from an occupational disease, as required...

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