McConnell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Kalish,

Petitioner, Barbara McConnell, seeks review of a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed that portion of a referee’s decision to award attorney’s fees to petitioner upon concluding there was no reasonable basis to contest the claim. There is no appeal involving the basic award of compensation. We affirm the Board.

Our scope of review is limited to a determination of whether constitutional rights were violated, an error of law was committed, or whether necessary findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence. Section 704…