DeMarco v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

CRUMLISH, Jr., Senior Judge.

This appeal has a protracted history dating to a 1974 claim petition. Patrick DeMarco filed a petition for an *153injury he received in the course of his employment as a trucker for Matlack, Inc. (Matlack), the respondent in this matter.

The facts leading to the decision DeMarco now appeals are reported in DeMarco v. Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Matlack, Inc.), 101 Pa.Commonwealth Ct. 54, 515 A.2d 629 (1986). A brief summary is necessary to an understanding of the present appeal.

On finding that DeMarco suffered a compensable back injury in 1974, the…