Alan Wood Steel Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

This is an appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board remanding the case to the referee for further fact finding.

The claimant appealed to the board from the referee’s decision dismissing her Fatal Claim Petition. This decision, although mailed to the parties bn November 16, 1978, was not appealed to the board within the required twenty days. The appeal was not filed until July 28, 1979. The employer therefore moved to quash the appeal as untimely. The board agreed that it was untimely, but noted that there was a disposition among the board members…