Legal Opinion
Bell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 2, 1988No. Appeal 2967 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
James Bell, Jr. (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which reversed a referees decision finding Claimant partially disabled due to a combination of work-related anthracosilicosis and/or coal workers pneumoconiosis and non-work-related cardiovascular disease.
Claimant was employed in the coal industry from 1937 to October 26, 1979 with his last employment being with the Gateway Coal Company (Employer). Claimant was exposed to coal dust throughout this period. On February 4, 1982, Claimant filed a claim petition for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lewis v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- McCloskey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Mrs. Smith's Frozen Foods Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Consolidation Coal Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Kusenko v. Republic Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- General Electric Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Songer Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- C & K Coal Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Ray Oaks Machine Shop v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- City of Philadelphia v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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