WORK. COMP. APPEAL BD. ET AL. v. BOWEN

No. 1250 C.D. 1975.

26 Pa.Commw. 593 (1976)

Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Estep Electrical Contractors and Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company, Insurance Carrier v. Burnette Bowen, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

October 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Johnson, with him Landis & Black, for appellant.

Robert D. Kodak, with him Frederick W. Andrews, Knupp and Andrews, and James N. Diefenderfer, for appellees.

Argued February 5, 1976, before Judges KRAMER, ROGERS and BLATT, sitting as a panel of three. Reargued September 9, 1976, before President Judge BOWMAN and Judges CRUMLISH, JR., WILKINSON, JR., MENCER, ROGERS and BLATT. Judge KRAMER did not participate.


OPINION BY JUDGE BLATT, October 19, 1976:

This is an appeal from a decision and order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) reversing a referee's determination that Mr. Burnette Bowen (claimant) suffered a work-related heart attack which was compensable under Section 301(c) of The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act1 (Act). In denying benefits the Board concluded...

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