Legal Opinion

Dumas v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 18, 1980No. Appeal, No. 2284 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Appellant appeals the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which denied her petition for review and reversed the Referee’s de-' cisión to permit her to recover for the loss of use of both her deceased husband’s eyes as a compensable permanent injury. Appellee and the Board contend that the right to petition for a review of a compensation award made pursuant to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915,-P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §1 et seq., belongs solely to the injured worker unless the Act expressly re*461serves…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ciabattoni v. Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Machine Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Turner v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Flynn v. Asten Hill Manufacturing Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. DeMontis v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Stachowski v. Incorporated Real Estate InvestorsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Reed v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Taglianetti v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Holtzapfel v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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