Parkview Hospital, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This is an appeal by Parkview Hospital and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Company from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, which awarded compensation for total disability to John P. McDevitt. The issue in this case is whether the Hospital proved that McDevitt is capable of doing light work of a general nature. We conclude that it did not and, therefore, affirm.

McDevitt was employed by the Hospital as a maintenance man when he injured his back in a work-related accident on August 23, 1969. On October 15, 1969, Mc-Devitt filed a…