Hochman v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

Sylvia Hochman Rosenthal (Claimant) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision to dismiss her “Petition For Reinstatement of Compensation.”

On December 12, 1983, Claimant filed a petition for reinstatement of her workmen’s compensation benefits averring that Excelsior Insurance Company of New York (Insurer) acted unlawfully when it stopped payment on a $48,000.00 check paid to her for widow’s benefits. In this most unusual case, Referee Jerold G. Klevit made the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:

FINDINGS…