Lopez v. Interstate Container Corp.

Opinion by

Judge Wltj/iams, Jr.,

This is an appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming a referee’s decision to modify the Workmen’s Compensation award of Juan Lopez (claimant) from benefits for total disability to partial.

The claimant sustained a back injury on October 2, 1974, in the course of his employment as a “bundler” with the Interstate Container Corporation (employer). His claim for compensation benefits resulted in an award for total disability at the rate of $106 per week commencing from the date of the injury.

On January 13, 1977, the employer filed a…