Mathies Coal Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

All of the individual appellees (Claimants) herein are retired coal miners who have been awarded work*123men’s compensation disability benefits pursuant to Section 108(q) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §27.1 (q), which provides benefits for those individuals who have become totally and permanently disabled as a result of anthracosilieosis (coal worker’s pneumoconiosis).

Although the factual backgrounds for each individual Claimant are necessarily varied, we believe the issues presented are virtually…