Legal Opinion
Wommer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 1984No. Appeal, No. 2766 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Barry,
This appeal results from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed ah award of the referee ordering Lycoming County (employer) to pay counsel fees of Cherie T. Wommer (claimant). Despite a request by claimant and her attorney, Ambrose. R. Campana, seeking fees of $698.93, the referee set the fee at $85.20.
Claimant injured her back while in the employ of Lycoming County at the Lysock View Nursing Home in 1978. Following a short period during which she collected compensation benefits, claimant signed a final receipt and returned to work. In…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Weidner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth v. LeuschenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Hartman v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- R. M. Friction Materials Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Langford v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Piergalski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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