DREHER v. W. C. A. B.

No. 1913 C.D. 1976.

38 Pa.Commw. 473 (1978)

William Dreher, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

November 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Walkenhorst, for appellant.

John C. Wright, Jr., with him Medford J. Brown, III, Alison Douglas Knox, and Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, and James N. Diefenderfer, for appellees.

Argued September 25, 1978, before Judges ROGERS, BLATT and CRAIG, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE BLATT, November 15, 1978:

William Dreher (claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed a referee's decision dismissing his petition for total disability benefits. He raises two issues: (1) whether or not the referee's findings are supported by substantial evidence; and (2) whether or not the employer met its burden of proof on the issue of availability of work.

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