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Greenwood v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 22, 1983No. Appeal, No. 2488 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant David H. Greenwood appeals an order of the Department of Military Affairs denying state benefits for a substantial back injury sustained in the line of duty while on annual two-week encampment with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in 1975. At that time, state military benefits were governed by *482section 844 of The Military Code of 1949.1 The .basis for the department’s order is that the claimant was exclusively .engaged in federal service and that the federal government has compensated him.

The questions are: (1) Does participation in federally funded and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Maryland Ex Rel. Levin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Commonwealth v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. New Jersey Air National Guard v. Federal Labor Relations AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  4. Kentucky National Guard v. BaylesKentucky Supreme Court · 1976

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Herskovitz v. Commonwealth, State Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Emsley v. Army National GuardWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Hughes v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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