Spinabelli v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

KELLEY, Judge.

Before the court is an appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board reversing a referee’s decision to grant a reinstatement petition.1

Lodovico Spinabelli (claimant) sustained a work-related injury on December 22, 1981. He received workmen’s compensation benefits pursuant to a notice of compensation payable issued by Massey Buick (employer). Employer filed a petition for modification or suspension of benefits in May of 1984, alleging that it had offered claimant employment within his physical restrictions but that claimant had refused such employment. By…