McGowan v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Roberta J. McGowan (claimant) appeals from a denial of attorney’s fees by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a referee’s award of attorney’s fees because it con-*509eluded that a contest of her compensation claim by the Beaver Valley Geriatric Center, Inc. (employer) and its insurer, Rockwood Insurance Company (insurance carrier), was reasonable. The award itself is not at issue in this appeal.

The claimant, a nurse’s aide, filed a claim petition alleging a work-related back injury on March 7,1978. The employer and the insurance carrier filed an…