City of Pittsburgh v. Sloan

SMITH, Judge.

The City of Pittsburgh / Frank Gates Services Company (City) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County that reversed the decision of an Arbitrator and awarded Lieutenant Shirley Sloan benefits with interest under the act commonly known as the Heart and Lung Act, Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 637-638. The City contends that the Arbitrator correctly determined that Sloan did not sustain an injury in the performance of her duties because she failed to demonstrate an abnormal working condition to support her mental injury claim.…