DeMARS v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC

Defendant, Roadway Express, Inc., appeals an August 8, 1979, order of the Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming an administrative law judge’s decision to award total disability compensation to plaintiff, Alfred J. DeMars despite a Federal District Court conviction of receiving and concealing goods stolen from defendant. We affirm.

Plaintiff became disabled as a result of a series of 11 injuries he sustained to his back and knee while he was employed by Roadway between 1970 and 1975. May 27, 1975, was the date of his last work-connected injury and he has not worked since that date.…