Legal Opinion
Buckingham v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 24, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2289 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
The petitioner, Lewis E. Buckingham, seeks review of a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) dismissing his claim for total disability as a result of an occupational disease under Sections 108(q) and 301(c)(2) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, added by Act of October 17, 1972, P.L. 930, as amended, 77 P.S. §§27.1(q) and 411(2).
The petitioner filed a claim with the Bureau of Occupational Injury and Disease Compensation on March 22, 1978, alleging that he was totally disabled due to anthracosilicosis…
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- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board & Guida v. Precisionware, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Penntube Plastics Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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