Legal Opinion
Washington Food Specialties, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 19, 1991No. 2736 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*228BARRY, Senior Judge.
Washington Food Specialties, Inc. (WFS) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (the Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision awarding disability and death benefits to Mary Britko, claimant and widow of Edward Britko (Britko). WFS contends that the referee and the Board erred as a matter of law in concluding that both heart attacks suffered by Britko were causally connected to work related stress. WFS also urges us to adopt a causal requirement of abnormal working conditions in stress related heart attack cases. We reject both arguments and affirm.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Krawchuk v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- McCoy v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Monaci v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Kemp v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Whiteside v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Old Republic Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Davis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Davis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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