Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 15, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, Senior Judge.
The City of Philadelphia (Employer) petitions this Court for review of a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) order that reversed and remanded a Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision denying Rickie Stewart’s (Claimant) claim petition pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §§ 1-1041.4.
The following facts are culled from the WCJ’s findings, and are not disputed by Employer. On January 29, 1994, Claimant was on call as an electrician for Employer. Claimant was normally…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Peer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Crenshaw v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Rybitski v. LebowitzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Action, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Hickory Farms of Ohio & Liberty Mutual InsuranceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wachs v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Rox Coal Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Rana v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Steckel v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Sekulski v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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