Roman v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BLATT, Senior Judge.

Ernesto Roman (claimant) appeals here from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee’s decision denying the claimant compensation under Section 301(c)(1) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act)1 because he failed to prove that his injury arose in the course of his employment.

Before this court, the claimant raises two issues. The first is that certain findings of the referee are not supported by substantial evidence. The second is that the referee’s findings do not support the conclusion that the claimant was not…