Vista International Hotel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Daniels)

742 A.2d 649 (1999)

VISTA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, Appellant,

v.

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (DANIELS), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 9, 1998.

Decided December 23, 1999.

Reargument Denied February 25, 2000.

James M. Poerio, Pittsburgh, for Vista Intern. Hotel.

David M. McCloskey, Pittsburgh, for Daniels.

No appearance for appellee.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

We allowed appeal to examine two issues: (1) whether the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board properly granted a rehearing to allow a claimant to…