Callahan v. Commonwealth

•Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

By letter dated January 5, 1978, petitioner, then a member of the' Pennsylvania State Police on full disability leave under the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 477, as amended, 53 P.S. §637 (commonly known as the Heart and Lung Act), was *611notified that effective February 22, 1978 his status would be changed from temporary to total disability. He was given instructions on the steps to take to qualify for disability retirement benefits. Petitioner retained legal counsel who, on January 10, 1978, wrote respondent asking for some detailed information…