Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company and its insurer, Old Republic Companies (Petitioners), have appealed from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming in relevant part a referee’s decision awarding workmen’s compensation benefits to Raymond Schwab for total disability due to pneumoconiosis. Section 108 (q) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, added by Section 1 of the Act of October 17, 1972, P.L. 930, as amended, 77 P.S. §27.1 (q).

The only issue before us on this appeal is whether or not…