Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 3, 1974No. Appeal, No. 398 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
Thomas P. Harrington, a Lieutenant of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was seriously injured in an automobile accident while driving his car home from work on January 20, 1970. He had been ordered to report to a new fire station assignment on that date. Because his so-called running gear, consisting of a coat, boots, helmet, uniforms and toilet articles, was at home, he used his personal car to get to work. He testified that his running gear was too bulky to transport by public transportation.
Mr. Harrington filed claim for compensation under Regulation 32 of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Philadelphia v. HaysCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Cronin v. American Oil Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- Wolfingbarger v. Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Nicklos v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Harrington v. Philadelphia Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
3Cited by10 opinions
- Cohen v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. DelCimmutoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Logue v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Pasquarello v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Daneker v. State Employes' Retirement BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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