Papernik v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

In Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board v. Republic Steel Corp., 31 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 301, 375 A.2d 1369 (1977), we held that stenographic costs incurred for the reproduction of the deposition of the claimant’s medical witness, which was presented into evidence before the referee, was a cost of litigation which could be assessed against the employer in favor of the prevailing claimant as a “. . . reasonable sum for costs incurred for . . . witnesses,” under Section 440 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act).1

This appeal presents the question whether, on…