Legal Opinion
Sellers v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 18, 1998No. 46 Eastern District Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIGRO, Justice.
The issue in this workers’ compensation action is what constitutes sufficient evidence to determine whether an appeal is timely filed with the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board. The Commonwealth Court held that the required evidence is a United States postmark. We affirm.
On August 5, 1992, Appellee filed a claim petition alleging that he suffered a work-related injury to his neck and back on June 7, 1990. The Workers’ Compensation Judge granted the claim petition in a decision dated May 16, 1995. Employer, HMT Construction Services, appealed to the Workers’ Compensation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hershey Chocolate Co. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Pittsburgh Moose Lodge 46 v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- E.B.S. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Budd Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Tse Teng Lin v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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- Hinkson v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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