Legal Opinion

Best v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 12, 1995PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NARICK, Senior Judge.

William Best (Best) petitions for review of the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee’s determination of an average weekly wage of $569.91 for disability compensation. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

On January 5, 1990, Best, a licensed practical nurse, injured his back, while lifting a patient, at Nursefinders of Allentown (Nur-sefinders). Best had worked part-time for Nursefinders for approximately two and a half months before his injury. Best also worked full-time for Harrisburg State Hospital (HSH).1

Best…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Arnott v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Frank M. Sheesley Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Guttman Oil Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Connors v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Triangle Building Center v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. City of Erie v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. D.M. Price v. WCAB (SD of Philadelphia)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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