Legal Opinion
Linkiewicz v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1990No. 1616 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge.
John Linkiewicz appeals a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board order upholding the referee'iand granting Pullman Standard Company’s (Pullman) modification petition. Section 413 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act). 1 We affirm.
Linkiewicz, a railroad worker, fell from a railroad car and sustained a knee injury which rendered him unable to walk without crutches. He received benefits for five years for total disability, whereupon Pullman filed a modification petition. The referee granted the petition, concluding that Linkiewicz’s total…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Joyce Western Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Dally v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Klaric v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Gabriel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- McGraw Edison/Power System Div. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
- US Airways v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- School District v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Evans v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Abington Memorial Hospital v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994