Snyder v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Steven Snyder (Claimant) appeals to this Court from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of a referee denying Claimant’s petition to set aside a final receipt he executed on a workmen’s compensation claim. Claimant argues on this appeal that the referee capriciously disregarded competent evidence and erred as a matter of law in denying his petition to set aside the final receipt. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Section 434 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2,1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77…