Pypers v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Pypers Restaurant (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referees decision awarding benefits to Beatrice Josephine Baker (Claimant). For reasons set forth below, we reverse.

Claimant was awarded compensation benefits for injuries sustained when she slipped on a patch of ice in a parking lot adjoining the restaurant where she worked. After the Board affirmed, Employer appealed to this court claiming no finding as to whether the injury occurred in the course of employment, and in Pypers v. Workmen's…