Legal Opinion
Bud Smail Lincoln Mercury v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 11, 1981No. Appeal, No. 778 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
This is an appeal by Bud Smail Lincoln Mercury (Smail) and Universal Underwriters Insurance Company (Universal) from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee’s decision directing Universal to pay workmen’s compensation benefits to Thomas A. 'Sipes (Sipes).
Sipes was employed as an automobile mechanic for Smail. On July 27, 1973, Sipes was injured when *640an automobile engine on wbicb he was working’ exploded, causing him to strike his back against a walk As a result of this incident, Sipes sustained an injury to his lower back. He…
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