Legal Opinion

Adkins v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 4, 1983No. Appeal, No. 2924 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant Maxine Adkins has appealed from a decision of tbe Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a referee’s action granting her petition to set aside a final receipt, under section 434 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.iS. §1001, but suspending payment of compensation on the ground that she had “failed to meet the burden imposed by section 413 [77 P.iS. §772] ... in proving an increase in disability reflected in a loss in earning power. ...”

We first must decide if this case involves only the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. MacIupa v. UNION SWITCH & SIGNALCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Cambria County Commissioners v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Altemose Co. v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Coastal Tank Lines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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