Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1985No. 61 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1984PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDermott, Justice.
This is an appeal from the Commonwealth Court’s affirmance of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board’s reversal of a referee’s decision awarding compensation to the appellant, 80 Pa.Cmwlth. 640, 472 A.2d 1176. The issue concerns the standard of review to be applied to a referee’s determination of causation in cases where a claimant must establish a link between his medical condition and a work-related incident.
Appellant’s workmen’s compensation claim was based on injuries allegedly arising from a work-related incident oc*363curring while employed by the Pittsburgh Board…
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- Ricciardi v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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