Harascak v. Department of Highways

Dissenting Opinion by

Hoffman, J.:

Judge Jacobs has ably summarized the facts involved in this case. I differ with him only in regard to the reasonableness of the findings of the Workmen’s Compensation Board.

*144Where the decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board is against the party having the burden of proof, the question before the reviewing court is whether the board’s findings of fact are consistent with each other and with its conclusions of law, and whether the findings can be sustained without a capricious disregard of competent evidence. Stampone v. Anthony Dally & Sons, Inc., 188 Pa.…