Legal Opinion
Landmark Constructors, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Costello)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 2000No. 0068 W.D. Appeal Docket 1999PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION 1
NEWMAN, Justice.
Joseph Costello (Costello) appeals from the Order of the Commonwealth Court, which vacated a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) and reinstated the Board’s initial decision in which the Board modified a referee’s 2 decision and suspended Costello’s benefits. For the reasons discussed in this Opinion, we reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 29, 1988, Costello suffered a work-related back injury while working as a pipe fitter for Landmark Constructors, Inc. (Landmark). After that, Landmark began paying Costello workers’ compensation…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Barrett v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Unora v. Glen Alden Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Dillon v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Petrone v. Moffat Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by48 opinions
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