Legal Opinion
Colt Industries v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 12, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2585 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Williams, Jr.,
In this appeal Colt Industries (Colt) seeks reversal of an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s award of benefits to claimant Calvin Montgomery. The award was made pursuant to the occupational disease provisions of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act.1
Claimant Montgomery was employed for about thirty years as a boiler operator2 at a steel mill which is owned by Colt. On February 18, 1977, acting on the advice of his physician, the claimant quit his job because of breathing problems. The -claimant was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Republic Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Katz v. Evening BulletinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Fruehauf Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Republic Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hebert v. HebertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Landis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Crucible, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Holtzapfel v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Landis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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