Travelers Insurance v. Gunson

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

This appeal, transferred from the Superior Court, reviews the propriety of a grant of supersedeas ,by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board on appeal of a referee’s award of benefits.

On December 24, 1979, John Gunson (Claimant) filed a petition for benefits ¡alleging that as a result of a work-related injury on April 11, 1978 he sustained a loss of use of his left arm. Following a hearing, a referee, on July 13, 1981 found Claimant to be entitled to compensation for loss of use of the left arm beginning June 21, 1978 at the rate of $213.00 per week for 410 weeks plus a…