JOHNSON v. WORK. COMP. APPEAL BOARD

No. 176 C.D. 1974.

15 Pa.Commw. 254 (1974)

Ernest Lee Johnson, Appellant, v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and Wallace Leisure Products, Inc., Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

October 11, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Quinn, with him Mazzocone and Quinn, for appellant.

Joseph Hakun, with him MacCoy, Evans and Lewis and James N. Diefenderfer, for appellees.

Argued July 31, 1974, before Judges WILKINSON, JR., MENCER and ROGERS, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE WILKINSON, October 11, 1974:

For purposes of this decision, it is not contested that claimant-appellant has suffered the total loss of use of his right hand and is entitled to an award for specific loss benefits pursuant to Section 306(c) of the Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 513 (Supp. 1974-1975), which provides, inter alia:

". . . .

"(1) For [disability...

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