Legal Opinion
United Industrial Maintenance & Westmoreland Casualty Co. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 21, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1234 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
Westmoreland Casualty Company (Westmoreland), insurance carrier for United Industrial Maintenance (United Industrial), appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that it is chargeable for payment of compensation to David W. Kimmick.
Kimmick was employed by United Industrial on October 27, 1972, when he sustained a left femural fracture, falling approximately 87 feet in a work-related accident. An intermedullary rod was surgically implanted in his leg. At the time of the accident, his employer’s insurer, Rockwood Insurance Company…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Jones v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. A. R. Bar, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Duquesne Light Co. v. BattistiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Pittsburgh Outdoor Advertising Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
- City of Williamsport v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Lackawanna Refuse v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Reliable Foods, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Beth-Allen Ladder Co. v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Czitrom v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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