Good Shepherd Workshop v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

KELLEY, Judge.

Mary Caffrey (claimant) sustained a work-related injury on February 3,1981, while working for Good Shepherd Workshop (employer). She filed a claim petition on January 29, 1984, and was eventually awarded workmen’s compensation benefits. That award was ultimately affirmed by this court in Good Shepherd Workshop v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Caffrey), 124 Pa.Commonwealth Ct. 262, 555 A.2d 1374 (1989).

This appeal concerns payments for medical expenses incurred before the claim petition was filed. These payments were originally made by third-party insurers, 1 and their…