McCOY v. W.C.A.B. (McCOY C. SERV., INC.)

No. 3122 C.D. 1984.

102 Pa.Commw. 436 (1986)

518 A.2d 883

Diane McCoy, w/o Lawrence McCoy, III, Deceased, Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (McCoy Catering Services, Inc.), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

December 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Koopman, with him, S. Richard Klinges, III, Begley, Carlin & Mandio, for petitioner.

Susan McLaughlin, with her, David L. Pennington, Harvey, Pennington, Herting & Renneisen, Ltd., for respondents, McCoy Catering Services, Inc.

Argued December 11, 1985, before President Judge CRUMLISH, JR., and Judges ROGERS, CRAIG, MacPHAIL, DOYLE, COLINS and PALLADINO.


OPINION BY JUDGE PALLADINO, December 11, 1986:

Diane McCoy appeals from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board which upheld a referee's decision denying Petitioner's fatal claim petition for her husband's suicide under Section 301(a) of The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act.1 We affirm.

McCoy's husband died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on December...

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