Legal Opinion

Rawling v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1980No. Appeal, No. 851 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Mary C. Bawling (claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which dismissed her claim petition and thus denied her benefits under The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act).1 Claimant was employed as a cleaner by the Pittsburgh Board of Education. On January 6, 1975, her purse was snatched from her as she was walking from two portable classrooms, where she had been working, to the main school building. Claimant immediately reported the purse snatching to the principal of the school and told other coemployees of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Katz v. Evening BulletinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth v. Auto Express, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Wilkinson v. United Parcel Service of Pennsylvania, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  4. Plasteel Products Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. General Tire & Rubber Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Beaver Supermarket v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Pennsylvania Mines Corporation/Greenwich Collieries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Borough of Norwood v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Pennsylvania Mines Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. F. Gonzalez v. Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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