Legal Opinion
City of New Castle v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 25, 1982No. Appeal, No. 3065 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
The petitioner, the City of New Castle, appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s determination that the claimant, Harry DeCarbo, suffered a work-related heart attack which was compensable under Section 301(c) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act.1
The claimant hád béen employed by the petitioner as a fireman for approximately thirteen years and on October 17, 1977 at 4:40 a.m. he was on duty and was aroused out of his sleep by a fire alarm. The City *27concedes in its brief, that the claimant, as driver of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Halaski v. Hilton HotelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Wilkes-Barre, City v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. BowenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Rowan v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Elliott v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ney v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Rinehimer v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Deitrich v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Helen Mining Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. Workmens Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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