County of Northampton v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

The County of Northampton (appellant) has appealed to this Court from an order entered by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board). The Board affirmed in part, and reversed in part, a referee’s decision granting appellant’s petition to terminate disability benefits to claimant Rita Comstock.

On April 23, 1974 the claimant injured her back in the course of her employment as a nurse’s aide at the County of Northampton Home for the Aged, Grace-dale. Pursuant to a Notice of Compensation Payable, she was paid total disability benefits at the rate of $90.00 per…