Legal Opinion

Summit Trailer Sales v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 27, 2002PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge KELLEY.

Summit Trailer Sales, Inc. (Employer) petitions for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) denying its petition to modify or suspend compensation benefits, pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act). 1 We affirm.

On December 4, 1997, Claimant sustained an injury in the nature of a low back strain/sprain while in the course and scope of his employment as a laborer for Employer. Pursuant to a notice of compensation payable dated January…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Lehigh County Vo-Tech School v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Mrs. Smith's Frozen Foods Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. U.S. Airways v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Clingan v. Fairchance Lumber Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Burrell v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Motor Coils MFG/Wabtec v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Allegis Group v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. Melmark Home v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Rosenberg)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. Altoona Wholesale Distributors v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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