Legal Opinion

Steinle v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 24, 1978No. Appeals, Nos. 1739 and 1789 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This case involves cross appeals by the petitioner (claimant) and his employer, the Borough of Yeadon (Borough), from an amended order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed, *243as modified, the referee’s award of compensation to the claimant. We affirm.

On April 26, 1974, claimant, employed for 20 years as a police officer for the Borough, reported to work for the 4 p.m. to midnight shift, having been informed by officers of the day shift that incidents of racial violence had occurred at the high school and that other incidents were…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Barrett v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Temple v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Creighton v. Continental Roll & Steel Foundry Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  5. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Olivetti Corp. of AmericaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Thomas v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Archer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Smith v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Humphrey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Whiteside v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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