Burgettstown Area School District & Insurance v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Buatt,

The Burgettstown Area School District and the Insurance Company of North America (petitioners) appeal an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s dismissal of their petition to terminate claimant Magdelene Slone’s benefits.

This is the second time this matter has been before us. In Burgettstown Area School District v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, 47 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 326, 328-29, 407 A.2d 1383, 1384 (1979). Judge Craig observed that:

The issue is whether or not claimant is capable of performing assignments as a…