YERGER v. Rockwell International
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
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…
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