STINER v. W.C.A.B.


167 Pa.Commw. 264 (1994)

647 A.2d 981

Elmer J. STINER, c/o Helen Stiner, Petitioner v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (Harmar Coal Company and Old Republic Insurance Company), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 1, 1994.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied December 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Hendricks and David K. Trautman, for petitioner.

Anniken U. Davenport, Asst. Counsel, for respondent, Bureau of Workers' Compensation.

George H. Thompson, for respondent, Harmar Coal Co. and Old Republic Ins. Co.

Before PELLEGRINI and FRIEDMAN, JJ., and RODGERS, Senior Judge.


FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Helen Stiner (Claimant), widow of Elmer J. Stiner (Decedent), appeals from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee's1 dismissal of Claimant's fatal claim petition. We affirm.

Decedent received benefits during his lifetime for disability due to coal-worker's pneumoconiosis. Pursuant to section 305.1 of The Pennsylvania...

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