Novak v. Mathies Coal Co.

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Mathies Coal Company (Mathies) appeals to this Court from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation *123Appeal Board (Board) which, affirmed1 the referee’s award of total disability benefits to Zigmund Novak, a former Mathies employe.

Benefits were awarded to Novak beginning July 2, 1974 for total disability caused by coal workers’ pneumoconiosis. The finding of the referee with which the Board agreed, i.e., that Novak became totally and permanently disabled on that date, was based upon testimony by his family physician who had examined him on July 2,1974. Mathies was ordered to…