Commonwealth v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

In this workmen’s compensation cáse, we are required to decide whether the Workmen’s Compensation Supersedeas Fund (Fund), created pursuant to Section 443(b) of The Pennsylvania Workmens Compensation Act (Act), 77 P.S. §999(b), must honor a claim by Lu-kens Steel Company (Employer) for weekly benefits paid. Walter D. Arasin (Claimant) during the period of Claimant’s default in failing to comply with an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) directing that Claimant submit to a medical examination under Section 314 of the Act, 77 P.S. §651.

The…