City of Philadelphia v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

LORD, Senior Judge.

The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board order which affirmed the referee’s decision awarding benefits to Harry P. Wills. We reverse the board’s order.1

The referee made the following findings of fact. Wills was employed by the City’s police department as a corporal. He was responsible for the record keeping of the Police Operation Center at the Philadelphia International Airport and for the prisoners brought to the detention center by officers in the surrounding districts.

On May 20, 1985 while in the course of his duties, Wills…