Legal Opinion
Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. Ostroski
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1974No. Appeal, No. 1311 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Kramer,
This is an appeal by Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Company (Allegheny) Horn an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County affirming an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) awarding compensation to Bernard Ostroski (Ostroski) for total disability claimed under The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act (PODA), Act of June 21, 1939, P. L. 566, as amended, 77 P.S. §1201 et seq.
Ostroski was employed as a coal miner by Allegheny from 1946 through September of 1968. On June 10, 1969, he filed a claim under PODA alleging that he was totally and…
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- Pagliaroli v. Shenango Penn Mold Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Segzda v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Commonwealth, Bureau of Occupational Injury & Disease Compensation v. MaloneCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974