Legal Opinion
Stegner v. Canterbury Coal Co.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 4, 1980No. Appeal, No. 1052 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Williams, Jr.,
Philip L. Stegner, Jr. (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed his award and dis*619missed his claim for compensation under The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act.1
The Claimant’s petition for compensation alleged that he was totally disabled due to coal worker’s pneumoconiosis (coal miner’s lung), and that the condition was caused by his exposure to coal dust during his employment with the Canterbury Coal Company (Company), one of the respondents herein. After a hearing, the referee awarded Stegner…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Consolidation Coal Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Mountz v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Bethlehem Mines Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982