Legal Opinion
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1979No. Appeals, Nos. 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,
Each of the five cases which have been consolidated for appeal here involve awards of benefits by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) pursuant to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act)1 for facial disfigurement resulting from five separate work-related injuries sustained by claimants while in the employ of Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (petitioner), a company engaged in ship building and ship repair. We affirm.
The relevant findings of the referees regarding claimants’ facial disfigurement are as follows: (1) a “residual scar about…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock Company v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Mamula v. UNITED STEELWORKERS of A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Purex Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Koppers Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Walker v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Hill v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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