Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Greenwood
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 23, 1986No. 20 M.D. Appeal Dkt. 1984PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
This appeal involves the question of whether a Pennsylvania National Guardsman, injured while participating in annual training, is eligible for compensation under the Commonwealth’s military benefit provisions.
David Greenwood was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard. He enlisted in 1969 and was scheduled for discharge on September 17, 1975. In August of 1975, he attended what was to be his last annual encampment at Fort Indiantown Gap. While loading a truck at camp he injured his back. He was treated by Army physicians and put on incapacitation pay. He applied…
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