Legal Opinion

Antonucci v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 29, 1990No. 1560 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Betty J. Antonucci (Claimant) appeals from a decision of The Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), affirming a Referee’s dismissal of her fatal claim petition as time barred under § 301(c)(1) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Workmen’s Compensation Act).1

The Claimant’s husband, Dominic Antonucci, died in 1986 as a result of a work-related injury. He sustained the injury in 1972 when he fell about 65 feet onto a wooden platform while working for USX as a ladle-liner helper. The accident rendered Antonucci quadriplegic. The quadriplegia resulted in the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  4. Kelley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Tosto v. Pennsylvania Nursing Home Loan AgencySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Sporio v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Daniels v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. City of Warren v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Massey v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Sedlacek v. A.O. Smith Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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