Jones v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

This is an appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board reversing a referee’s decision to award penalties and attorney’s fees to Ollie D. Jones, claimant, and modifying that award to give credit for benefits previously paid. The award of compensation benefits to the claimant is not on appeal.

By agreement, the claimant received compensation after he injured his right shoulder in a work-related incident on September 28, 1972. He returned to work, but suffered a serious injury to the same shoulder on April 3, 1978. On July 22, 1980, a referee awarded…