Rollins Outdoor Advertising v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Rollins Outdoor Advertising appeals a "Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board order affirming a referee ’s decision to dismiss its termination petition and awarding attorneys’ fees to Joseph Maas’ compensation attorney. We reverse and remand.

In 1967, Maas was injured in a work-related accident which left him totally disabled. Compensation payments were to be paid at the weekly rate of $52.50. Rollins filed a termination petition, alleging that Maas was no longer .totally disabled as of January 29, 1974, and that he had received a substantial third-party…