Legal Opinion
Abington Memorial Hospital v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 23, 1992No. 1751 C.D. 1991 and 2431 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, Senior Judge.
Abington Memorial Hospital (hospital) appeals a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (board) order affirming the referee’s decision awarding disability benefits to Louis Wyche. The hospital also appeals the board’s order denying its petition for a rehearing. 1
Wyche was employed as a sanitation worker at the hospital. He filed a claim petition alleging he suffered a ventral hernia on March 15,1988 that was caused by lifting a heavy trash can at work. The hospital answered his petition denying every material allegation of Wyche’s claim. The referee concluded after a hearing on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cudo v. Hallstead Foundry, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Muse v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Joyce Western Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Universal Trucking, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- UGI Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Burkey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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- Moore v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994