HARTMAN, APLNT., v. W. C. A. B. ET AL.

No. 491 C.D. 1974.

17 Pa.Commw. 609 (1975)

James J. Hartman, Appellant, v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Insurance Carrier, Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

March 11, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland J. Artigeres, with him Joseph Lurie, and Galfand, Berger, Senesky, Lurie & March, for appellant.

Joseph R. Thompson, with him John G. Jenemann, and James N. Diefenderfer, for appellees.

Argued December 5, 1974, before Judges KRAMER, WILKINSON, JR. and ROGERS, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE WILKINSON, March 11, 1975:

On August 16, 1972, claimant-appellant twisted his right knee while lifting material onto a pallet at employer-appellee's plant, causing the instantaneous development of a Baker's cyst on the back of that knee. Claimant-appellant subsequently filed a claim petition, and after a hearing on February 7, 1973, the referee made the following findings of fact, conclusions of law and award:

"FINDINGS OF FACT:

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