Legal Opinion
Schreffler v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 28, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, President Judge.
Terry Schreffler (Claimant) petitions this Court for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that dismissed his claim petition1 as having been untimely filed under Section 315 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).2
The underlying facts, as found by the WCJ, are as follows. On November 5, 1979, Claimant, who worked for Kocher Coal Company (Employer) as a coal miner, sustained a work-related back injury and began receiving workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to a Notice of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Sharon Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Dennis v. E. J. Lavino & Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Bellefonte Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- NUS Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Schreffler v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Golley v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Schreffler v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Schreffler v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002