Rollins Outdoor Advertising v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

We granted the petition for allowance of appeal of an employer and its insurance carrier under the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, art. 1, § 101, et seq., as amended, 77 P.S. § 1, et seq. (hereinafter “the Act”), to determine the relative rights and liabilities of an employer and a Workmen’s Compensation claimant (1) under an illegal subrogation agreement, and (2) for attorney’s fees in connection with (a) successful prosecution of a third-party tort action and (b) subsequent pro*595ceedings under the Act. This matter…