A-1 Motors, Inc. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge DiSalle,

This appeal has been taken by A-l Motors, Inc. (Employer) under the provisions of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §1 et seq. A referee’s decision, affirmed by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), denied the Employer’s petition to modify an award of compensation for total disability to Wilbur A. Barrick (Claimant).

Claimant, who is 63 years of age and has an eighth grade education, injured his left knee on September 9, 1971, in a job related accident. Surgery was performed in August of…