Legal Opinion
Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Mahoning Township Supervisors
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 1, 1976No. Appeal, No. 66 C.D. 1975PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
This is an appeal by the Mahoning Township Supervisors (Township) from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the referee’s award of benefits to the claimant, Robert Kowatch.
The claimant, a volunteer fireman, was on the infield area of the Mahoning Speedway on July 21, 1972 When a stock car struck a pole, causing the pole to strike and injure the claimant. IM Incorporated (IM) was the lessee and operator of the speedway which was located in Mahoning Township on property owned by Bristol Associates (Bristol), and the claimant was present…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Dunlap v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Brinker v. GreensburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Shindledecker v. New Bethlehem BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Borough of Wilmore & Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. NewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Guffey v. LoganDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- City of Philadelphia v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Bechtel Power Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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