Legal Opinion

Holmes House v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 27, 1989No. 1544 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARBIERI, Senior Judge.

Holmes House and PMA Insurance Company (Employer) appeal the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a referee’s decision granting *201Employer’s modification petition and reinstated Mary Jane Shanahan (Claimant) to total disability benefits. We affirm.

Claimant was employed as a nurse’s aide. On August 15, 1979, Claimant suffered a low back strain while bending over to assist a patient. She received benefits for total disability pursuant to a notice of compensation payable. Claimant returned to work on August 8, 1980. She claimed to have…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Farkaly v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. FMC Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Bell Telephone Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Shustack v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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