Bell v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Marian Bell, claimant, petitions for review of the March 22, 1979 order of the Workmen’s Compensation *158Appeal Board (board), which affirmed the referee’s decision in favor of employer City of Philadelphia (city), terminating compensation then being paid to claimant for total disability.

This case has followed a tortuous path. Claimant tripped and fell while at work, once in January, 1974 and again in February, 1974; traumatic thrombophlebitis and consequent pulmonary emboli, resulting from the injuries sustained in those falls, required her to be hospitalized three times…