Legal Opinion

McGrail v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 20, 1992No. 783 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARBIERI, Senior Judge.

Thomas M. McGrail (Claimant) petitions this Court to review an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee’s decision denying his October 14, 1988 claim petition. We reverse.

Employed as an electrician-laborer for A.C. Electric, Inc. (ACE), Claimant was badly burned while engaged in electrical work at the County of Lackawanna’s (Lackawanna) Fourth of July Festival, held at the Montage Mountain Ski Resort (Montage). Further relevant facts are as follows:

12. In the years 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988, a special public event festival was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. McDonald v. Levinson Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  2. Cudo v. Hallstead Foundry, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Colloi v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Qualp v. James Stewart Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  5. Holland v. Norristown State Hosp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Fonner v. Shandon, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Six L'S Packing Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Dougherty v. Conduit & Foundation Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Gann v. WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEAL BD.(MBS MGMT./WELLINGTON)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Vandervort v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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