CITY OF McKEESPORT v. W.C.A.B. (MILETTI)


746 A.2d 87 (2000)

CITY OF McKEESPORT v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (MILETTI). Appeal of Beatrice Miletti.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 19, 2000.

Reargument Denied March 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara J. Klein, Pittsburgh, for Beatrice Miletti.

Richard L. Rosenzweig, for City of McKeesport Fire Dept.

David Hawkins, Amber M. Kenger, Mechanicsburg, for WCAB.

Michael Fisher, Atty. Gen.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.1

We granted allocatur to determine whether the Commonwealth Court erred in reversing a workers' compensation judge's decision, granting Appellant Beatrice Miletti's fatal claim petition, on the basis that Mrs. Miletti failed to satisfy the requirements of section 301(c)(2) of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act). 77 P.S. 411(2). For the reasons that follow...

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