Lerner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The claimant in this workmen’s compensation case is Sidney S. Lerner, M.D., the administrator of the estate of his deceased brother, Samuel.

On January 9, 1970, Samuel Lerner, an aide at the Philadelphia Psychiatric Center, was struck on the head and his skull fractured by a patient. He returned to work on March 11, 1970. The insurer paid Samuel Lerner’s medical bills and provided compensation during the period January 9, 1970 to March 11, 1970. It filed a petition for termination on July 29, 1970, which is still apparently in litigation before the compensation…