Wertman v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board quashed as untimely filed the appeal of Burnell T. Wertman, a workmen’s compensation claimant, from a referee’s decision and Mr. Wertman has appealed.

Mr. Wertman’s counsel filed his appeal from the referee’s decision twenty-two days after notice of the decision was served on Wertman. Section 423 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §853, provides in pertinent part that

[a]ny party in interest may, within twenty days after notice of a referee’s award or dis-allowance of…