Charmley v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jb.,

Pasquale .Charmley (employer) and American States Insurance Company (insurer) appeal from an Order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision granting the petition of Thomas E. Hartzog, Jr. (claimant) to set aside a final receipt.

The claimant is a plumber who suffered a back injury while working for the employer on October 7, 1977. This injury resulted in surgical removal of a herniated disc in February, 1978. As a result of this injury and the attendant surgery, claimant received compensation, pursuant to a notice of…