Legal Opinion
K-Mart Corp. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 12, 1981No. Appeal, No. 472 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION by
Judge Craig,
In this workmen’s compensation case, K-Mart Corporation (employer) appeals a referee’s dismissal of its petition to terminate benefits to claimant Michael A. Phillips, which the board1 affirmed.
The claimant, a security chief, was injured in October, 1974 when he slipped and fell while chasing two shoplifters. The employer executed a notice of compensation payable on November 26, 1974, which awarded benefits to the claimant for a pulled ligament in his “knee. ’ ’2 The employer filed the petition to terminate on January 7, 1977, contending that the claimant had recovered…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- American Refrigerator Equipment Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Peoples Gas Heating Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- McIntosh v. Borough of Pleasant HillsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. v. UstonofskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- George v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hammerle v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Oscar Mayer & Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Interstate Carriers Cooperative v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Dick's Delicatessen of Paoli, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Budd Trailer Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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