Hawkey v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is a consolidated appeal from two orders, issued by the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which dismissed two petitions for a rehearing filed by George Hawkey (Petitioner) following the denial by a referee and the Board of his petition to set aside a final receipt. We reverse and remand.

Petitioner filed a petition to review (later amended to a petition to set aside a final receipt) with the Department of Labor and Industry on August 19, 1976. Based on evidence adduced at two hearings the petition was dismissed by a referee. The referee’s decision was…