Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Golmitz

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Jones & Langhlin Steel Corporation (J & L) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed an award of compensation for occupational disease to John Oolmitz (Claimant) based on Sections 108(k) and 108(n) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §§27.1 (k), 27.1 (n).1

The sole issue raised by J & L on appeal to this Court is that the Board erred in affirming a referee’s decision which it avers was unsupported by competent evidence. For reasons hereinafter stated, we affirm.

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