Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Co. and Home Insurance Company, both sometime insurers of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, have each appealed from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board awarding benefits to Michael Gr. Kalafut, some at the hands of Lumbermen’s and others of Home Insurance. We have consolidated the appeals for argument and disposition.

On March 24, 1975, Kalafut sustained an injury to his back in the course of his employment with Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company. Lumbermen’s was Pepsi-Cola’s insurer at the time of this injury and paid benefits to Kalafut…