Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 13, 1982No. Appeal, No. 1615 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
Walter Shepherd was employed as a plumber when on February 20,1975, he injured his knee while digging a ditch. He was paid compensation for total disability until September 20, 1976, when he was examined by Dr. Edgar L. Pennell who then made an affidavit that Shepherd was fully recovered and could return to work. The employer then filed a termination petition.
At the referee’s hearing, Dr. Pennell testified that as a result of the accident the claimant suffered torn *103cartilage which had been removed by Dr. Marvin Kallish in October 1975. Dr. Pennell further gave his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Kelly Steel Erectors, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Bailey v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Pennwalt, Stokes Division v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
3Cited by16 opinions
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- JAB Enterprises, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Jenkins v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Kerns v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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