Mangine v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is the appeal of Tony Mangine (Appellant) from the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) quashing Appellant’s appeal and remanding the case to the referee.

On November 21,1980, Appellant filed a claim petition under Section 108, the occupational disease section, of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, (Act) Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, added by Act of October 17, 1972, P.L. 930, 77 P.S. §27.1, alleging total disability due to pneumoconiosis and/or anthracosilicosis (commonly known as black lung disease) and their sequelae…