Stegmaier Brewing Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

This is an appeal by employer Stegmaier Brewing Company from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, affirming the Referee’s dismissal of the employer’s petition to terminate the benefits claimant Braccio Dignani had been receiving under The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act.1

The Referee had found that the claimant remained totally and permanently disabled from performing his former occupation and that there was insufficient proof of other available work within the capabilities of the claimant. Based on these findings, the Referee accordingly…