Legal Opinion
Barna v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company)
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 6, 1987No. Appeal, No. 2836 C. D. 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge Barry,
This appeal results from an order of The Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision dismissing claimants petition for benefits under the disease recovery provisions of the Pennsylvania Workmens Compensation Act.1
The Board decision referred to above was actually the second issued in the course of the proceedings in*538volved in the present appeal. Those proceedings were initiated on January 24, 1980, when the claimant filed a claim petition alleging total disability due to coal workers pneumoconiosis. That petition, which was filed against…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Estate of McGovern v. Commonwealth, State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Ciabattoni v. Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Machine Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Catanese v. SciricaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Adams Steel Erection, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Young v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Barna v. WCAB (ROCH. & PGH. COAL CO.).Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Hoosier Engineering Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Hoosier Engineering Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993