Laundry Owners Mutual Liability Ins. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BARRY, Senior Judge.

This is a case of first impression for this Court which raises the question of whether any provision of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act1 (the Act) entitles an insurer to interest on compensation payments reimbursed from the Supersedeas Fund (the Fund).

Barbara Herpak filed a claim petition which alleges that she was disabled from injuries she received in an auto accident when she worked for Stop-N-Go Food Stores. The referee ordered Stop-N-Go and its insurer (the Insurer) to pay compensation for total disability. The Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (the…