Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Workmens Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 19, 1987No. Appeal, No. 2028 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Colins,
Carol C. Roberts (claimant) appeals an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referees dismissal of her claim for workmens compensation as barred by the three year statute of limitations applicable to such proceedings. See Section 315 of The Pennsylvania Workmens Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §602.
Claimant was employed by Merck, Sharp & Dohme (employer) as a machine operator when she suffered an allergic reaction on February 25, 1976, allegedly in re*116sponse to contaminants distributed by a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Temple v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Creighton v. Continental Roll & Steel Foundry Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Dudley v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. NiemannCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Taglianetti v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Tooley v. AlmNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- Berwick Industries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Schreffler v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- NUS Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Bergmeister v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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