Legal Opinion
City of McKeesport v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1998No. 2081 C.D. 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
The City of McKeesport (Employer or City), petitions for review of a determination of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), affirming a decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ), granting the fatal claim petition of Beatrice Miletti (Claimant). We reverse.
On September 27, 1993, Claimant filed a fatal claim petition as the dependent widow of Cresente Miletti (Decedent). The petition alleged that the Decedent had sustained interstitial lung disease (ILD) 1 while in the course of his employment as a fire fighter. Decedent retired from the City’s fire department on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. AdamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Toffalori v. Donatelli Granite Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Moore v. Dodge Steel Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Hutskow v. WashowichCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Richards v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Wolf ex rel. Wolf v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999