HARKINS v. W.C.A.B. (GULF OIL CORP.)

No. 1684 C.D. 1984.

98 Pa.Commw. 441 (1986)

511 A.2d 927

William J. Harkins, Deceased, Violet Harkins, Widow v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Gulf Oil Corporation), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

June 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina J. Barbieri, with her, Carl M. Mazzocone, Kates & Mazzocone, for petitioner.

Stephen J. Harlen, Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler, for respondent, Gulf Oil Corporation.

Submitted on briefs April 7, 1986, to Judges MACPHAIL, COLINS and PALLADINO, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE MACPHAIL, June 30, 1986:

Violet Harkins (Claimant), widow of William Harkins (Decedent), appeals a decision of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board), affirming a referee's denial of benefits under her fatal claim petition. We affirm.

At the time of his death, Decedent worked in a supervisory capacity for Gulf Oil Corporation (Employer). At the hearings before the referee, Claimant and a co-worker of Decedent testified, over the objections...

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