Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 25, 1979No. Appeal, No. 792 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirmed a referee’s dismissal of Melvin Lewis’s claim for compensation under The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act1 (Act) for a back injury he allegedly sustained in an “accident” which occurred during the course of his employment with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (Employer). Melvin Lewis appeals. We affirm.
*72The referee found that Claimant-Lewis failed to meet his burden of proof:2 the medical evidence offered by Lewis did not establish that he suffered a compensable injury as a result of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kuchinski v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Verabish v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
3Cited by13 opinions
- Lookout Volunteer Fire Co. v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Kania v. Ebensburg State School & HospitalCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Boughter v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- George v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Robert Hawthorne, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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