Legal Opinion

Williams v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 4, 1989No. 1904 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARBIERI, Senior Judge.

Barry E. Williams (Claimant) petitions for review of the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee’s decision granting Montgomery Ward’s (Employer) petition to terminate compensation benefits pursuant to The Workmen's Compensation Act 1 (Act). Issues presented for review pertain to whether the termination of Claimant’s compensation benefits as of July 15, 1982 was supported by substantial competent evidence. We affirm.

Claimant, a tractor-trailer driver, sustained a work-related back injury on October 28, 1981 when he slipped and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. American Refrigerator Equipment Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Baksalary v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Dehus v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Udvari v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  2. Jonathan Sheppard Stables v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Loose v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Callahan v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Laird v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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