Legal Opinion

United States Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 11, 1980No. Appeal, No. 554 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

The only issue raised on this appeal by Petitioner United States Steel Corporation (Employer) is whether the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) erred in affirming a referee’s grant of workmen’s compensation benefits to Charles G-ouker (Claimant) pursuant to Section 306(c) (22) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §513(22). It is undisputed that Claimant suffered a “serious and permanent disfigurement ... of such a character as to produce an unsightly appearance, and such as is not usually…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. American Refrigerator Equipment Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Forbes Pavilion Nursing Home, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. McGartland v. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Yaklich v. Union Collieries Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth v. PizzoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Jonathan Sheppard Stables v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Hastings Industries v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. American Chain & Cable Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Purex Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Hemer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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