Legal Opinion

Chester Upland School District v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 2, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

The Chester Upland School District (School District) petitions for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) which denied the School District’s petition on the basis that it was filed beyond the three-year statute of limitations as set forth in Section 315 of the Workers Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 772. We affirm.

On July 21, 1994, Frank Lee (Lee) sustained a low back injury in the course and scope of his employment as…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Vinglinsky v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Stewart v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Sena v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Budd Baer, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Seekford v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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