Legal Opinion
Underkoffler v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 20, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2372 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Mencer,
Robert L. Underkoffler (petitioner) has appealed from a determination of the State Employes’ Retirement Board (Board) which denied his claim for disability benefits. We vacate and remand.
The petitioner injured his right knee while working as a heavy equipment operator for the Department of .Transportation (Department). This injury prevented him from continuing that employment, so he voluntarily transferred to other positions in the Department as a flagman, a computer operator, a messenger, and finally as a stamper.1 In this last position, he was required to remove…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Tyler v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
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