Legal Opinion
Guthrie v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 21, 2004PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge McGINLEY.
Effie Guthrie (Claimant) petitions for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) denial of Claimant’s fatal claim petition filed as a result of the death of her husband, James H. Guthrie (Decedent).
On October 24, 2000, Decedent suffered a fatal heart attack while in Taiwan on a business trip with Peter Yu, President of the Traveler’s Club (the Company). The Company was incorporated in California but maintained a sales staff throughout the United States. Decedent was involved with the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Walker v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Hammermill Paper Co. v. Rust Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Universal Am-Can, Ltd. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Sherrod v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Coyne v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Furnari v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Hawbaker v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Edwards v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Degraw v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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