Cox v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

CRAIG, President Judge.

Claimant Robert Cox appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed a referee’s decision that granted the petition of Otis Elevator (employer), through which the employer sought to recover money the claimant received in a third-party action, based on the employer’s asserted subrogation rights, under section 319 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 671.

The issues the claimant raises in this appeal are: (1) whether the referee had jurisdiction to order claimant’s counsel…