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Yonkers v. Donora Borough

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 19, 1997No. 1185 C.D. 1997PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Judge.

Darryl Yonkers appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, which sustained the preliminary objections (demurrer) of Donora Borough and dismissed Yonkers’ local agency appeal.

Yonkers was employed as a police officer by the Borough. On August 30, 1993, he sustained a work-related back injury when his vehicle collided with another police cruiser during a high speed chase. Thereafter, the Borough issued a notice of compensation payable and Yonkers began to receive workers’ compensation benefits. Yonkers also began to receive benefits under what is…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Shaffer v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Grant v. GAF Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Patel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Czap v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Kohut v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Armstrong County Memorial Hospital v. Department of Public Welfare of PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Gillyard v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Daniels v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Crawford Square Community v. Turner (In Re Turner)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. In Re BelmonteUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1999

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