Legal Opinion

Hoffmann v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.

Claimant Nannie G. Hoffmann petitions for review from the September 2, 1997 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the workers’ compensation judge’s (WCJ) denial of benefits based on the finding that Claimant was not within the scope of her employment at the time she sustained her injury. We affirm.

Employer Westmoreland Hospital employed Claimant as a unit clerk/unit secretary.1 (Finding of Fact No. 7, R.R. at 51a). As part of her work schedule, Claimant had Fridays off. (Finding of Fact No. 7, R.R. at 54a).

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Harper & Collins v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Dana Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Griffin v. Acme Coal Co. (Et Al.)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. PEC Contracting Engineers v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Hoffman v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Hoffmann v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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