Legal Opinion
Pawlosky v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 29, 1987No. 88 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by allowance from an order of the Commonwealth Court reversing the denial of workmen’s compensation benefits to the appellee herein, Frank Pawlosky. The issue before us is whether a disability caused by the job-related aggravation of a pre-existent disease, not specifically designated as an “occupational disease” by section 108 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act *452(“Act”),1 is compensable pursuant to the general “injury” provisions in section 301(c)(1) of the Act.2
From April 1950 until October 1977, Frank Pawlosky (claimant) was employed…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Krawchuk v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Burns's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- McCauley v. Imperial Woolen Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Lacey v. Washburn & Williams Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Halaski v. Hilton HotelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by98 opinions
- Mrs. Smith's Frozen Foods Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Farquhar v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Davis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- American Contracting Enterprises, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Hurley)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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