Legal Opinion
Williams v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 23, 1988No. Appeal 624 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Barbieri,
Claimant in this workmen’s compensation case, Clarence A. Williams, formerly a laborer for the City of Philadelphia, totally disabled since December 15, 1977, seeks review of an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which reversed an award by á referee in his favor, the reversal on the basis that his claim was barred by collateral estoppel by reason of a Philadelphia Service Commission decision.
Claimant was found by the referee to be totally disabled as the result of “recurrent discogenic damage” suffered on December 15, 1977 in the course of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- DeMarco v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Teodori v. Penn Hills School District AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Lewis v. SpitlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Harrington v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Meridian Oil and Gas Enterprises, Inc. v. Penn Cent. Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Ross v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004