Legal Opinion

Bellows v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 31, 1995PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELTON, Senior Judge.

Claimant Donald Bellows petitions for review of the November 14, 1994 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) reversing the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) grant of his reinstatement petition. The Board concluded that Claimant’s petition was barred by the period of limitations in the Workers’ Compensation Act.1 We agree and affirm the order of the Board.

Issue

Before us for a review is an issue of apparent first impression. We are presented with the question of when the period of limitations begins to run on a reinstatement petition when there is no…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pieper v. Ametek-Thermox Instruments DivisionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Roadway Express, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Roussos v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Goodrich v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Stewart v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Palaschak v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Cozzone v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Stewart v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Shepherd v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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