Stillman Automotive Center, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Stillman Automotive Center, Inc. (petitioner), appeals here from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee’s denial of the petitioner’s attempt to modify the benefits of its former employee, Worth Chappel (claimant). The claimant had suffered a back injury in the course of employment in 1976 and has since been entitled to receive benefits for a total disability, and the referee based his denial of the modification petition on the grounds that the petitioner had failed to show that work was available for the claimant.

It is well…