Butcher v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

This case involves cross-appeals from two decisions of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed-in-part and modified-in-part an amended decision of a referee.

Harry E. Butcher (Claimant) was employed by Treadway Resort Inn (Employer) as a service and dining room manager.1 Claimant sustained a work-related back injury while moving heavy objects in Employers dining room. Claimant filed a Workmen's Compensation Claim Petition on September 17, 1981.

The referee issued a decision, dated January 4, 1984, awarding compensation to Claimant at the full…