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McCune v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 20, 1990No. 244 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, Judge.
Alexander McCune appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a referee’s decision dismissing McCune’s petition for compensation because the statute of limitations had expired under § 315 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 602.
McCune sustained injuries, on June 28, 1981, while working on the railroad tracks of Monessen Southwestern Railway Company (MSW). Since 1912, MSW had operated as a common carrier under the regulations of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
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