Legal Opinion
Aluminum Co. of America v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 15, 1977No. Appeal, No. 1712 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
The Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) has appealed from the affirmance by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) of a referee’s award of benefits to the widow of one of its employees, James W. Lindsay (Decedent). At issue are the referee’s conclusion (improperly denominated a finding of fact) that at the time of his death Decedent was in the .course of his employment as defined by Section 301(c) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act1 and the referee’s rejection in toto of the testimony of a witness produced by Alcoa. We affirm.
Decedent had…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Cleland Simpson Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Combs v. Cole Brothers Circus, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Greene v. Marger, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Wolfingbarger v. Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Southland Cable Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Tredyffrin-Easttown School District v. BreyerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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