Legal Opinion

Kistler v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 23, 1980No. Appeal, No. 2134 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Emory R. Kistler has appealed from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) *336upholding a referee’s denial of workmen’s compensation benefits for injuries allegedly received in the course of his employment. We affirm.

Kistler filed a claim petition for workmen’s compensation benefits on June 29, 1978 alleging that he had, seven months earlier, suffered a detached retina of the right eye when the truck he was driving “bucked” while discharging a load of stone causing his head to strike the roof of the cab. Kistler was not represented at the several…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davis v. DavisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  2. St. Denis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Del Penn Steel Corp. v. AbramsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Hill v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Matje v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sokol v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Weaver v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Armco Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Elliot v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Genovese v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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