Peterson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court affirming the order of the Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), dismissing the claim of Appellant, JoAnn Peterson, for worker’s compensation benefits. The Appellant, a licensed practical nurse employed by the Appellee, PRN Nursing Agency (PRN), fractured her left leg and left ankle in an automobile accident on September 19, 1980, while travelling to her assigned workplace.

Following four separate evidentiary hearings, a worker’s compensation referee awarded the Appellant worker’s…