Legal Opinion

YERGER v. Rockwell International

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 15, 1976No. Appeal, 1886 C.D. 1975PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Appellant appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) vacating a referee’s disallowance of claimant’s petition for benefits and remanding “to give the claimant one more opportunity to clarify his evidence; ...” We reverse.

Claimant’s petition alleged that on June 21, 1973 he had suffered permanent loss of use of the little finger on his right hand through an injury in the course of his employment by .appellant.. After claimant had testified at a hearing on March 26, 1974, the matter was continued to allow Mm to present medical testimony. The…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Forbes Pavilion Nursing Home, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Riley Stoker Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. E-C Apparatus Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. LoRubbio v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. JOHNSON v. Bethlehem Mines Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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