Equitable Gas Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

This is an appeal by Equitable Gas Company (petitioner) from an Order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming the referee’s decision awarding benefits to Claimant, Scott Haines, and assessing attorney’s fees against the petitioner for having raised an unreasonable contest.

The Claimant was injured while riding home from having read meters for his employer. He had in his possession cards to fill out, which he usually completed at home and turned in at work the next day. Once he had visited the addresses given him by his employer and filled out his cards, his…