Legal Opinion
Weiss v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 28, 1987No. Appeal, 2690 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
Milton Weiss, trading as Atlas Heating & Cooling (employer), petitions for review of the order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Boárd) which dismissed his appeal, and affirmed a referees decision which awarded compensation to Stanford Birch (claim ant). The Board also assessed penalties and attorney fees against the employer and released the workmens compensation insurance carrier, the Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), from liability.
Near the end of his workday on April 17, 1978, while in the course of his employment with the employer, the claimant fell…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Arena v. Packaging Systems Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Overmyer Mold Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Edmond v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Glinka V.Workmens Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dworek v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- United States Steel Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Orenich v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Scher v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- City of Nanticoke v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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