Lehigh County Vo-Tech School v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

I respectfully dissent' from the majority’s reversal of the Commonwealth Court’s order denying workmen compensation benefits to appellant. Appellant executed a final receipt under *331the Workmen’s Compensation Act (the Act),1 an action which serves as prima facie evidence of the termination of an employer’s obligation to pay compensation for injuries sustained by an employee under Section 434 of the Act.

Section 434 further provides that a final receipt may be set aside if it can be shown that the relevant disabling injury had not, in fact, terminated when the final receipt was executed and if…