JONES & LAUGHLIN STEEL CORP. v. W. C. A. B.

No. 2243 C.D. 1977.

41 Pa.Commw. 242 (1979)

Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board, Joseph Garnic and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

March 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Ganassi, with him Will & Keisling, for petitioner.

Sandra S. Christianson, Assistant Attorney General, for respondents.

Argued November 3, 1978, before Judges ROGERS, BLATT and MacPHAIL, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE MacPHAIL, March 12, 1979:

Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) directing Employer to pay 50% of the workmen's compensation benefits awarded to Joseph Garnic (Claimant).

Briefly, the referee found that (1) Claimant's last day of employment was September 6, 1974, (2) Claimant became disabled due to anthracosilicosis...

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