J. I. Hass Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

J. I. Hass Company, Inc. (Hass) and its insurer, the Twin City Fire Insurance Company, appeal here from an opinion and order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s award of total disability benefits to John J. Mulvihill (Claimant). We affirm.

On November 2,1973, while working as an assistant painter for Hass, Claimant was accidently overcome by fumes from an epoxy sealer, and was temporarily rendered unconscious. Following this accident, Claimant, who had previously been healthy, began to have difficulty deciphering written…