Boothman v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant Edward D. Boothman appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, which adopted a referee’s decision dismissing Booth-man’s claim petition.

*236The claimant, a police officer for the City of Philadelphia, sustained a work-related injury on January 26, 1977. On March 30, 1979, he filed a claim petition under the Workmen’s Compensation Act,1 seeking an order compelling the city to pay the medical expenses arising from his injury. In its answer, the city denied all of the claimant’s allegations except those concerning his employment as a police…