R. G. JOHNSON CO. ET AL. v. W. C. A. B. ET AL.

No. 1797 C.D. 1977.

40 Pa.Commw. 22 (1979)

R.G. Johnson Company and Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Petitioners v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and Stratton J. Combs, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

January 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred C. Trenor, with him Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, for petitioners.

Benjamin L. Costello, for respondents.

Argued October 30, 1978, before Judges WILKINSON, JR., ROGERS and MacPHAIL, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE MacPHAIL, January 12, 1979:

This is an appeal by R.G. Johnson Company (Company) and its insurer from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the referee's award of benefits to Stratton J. Combs (Claimant) whom the referee found to be permanently and totally disabled by anthraco-silicosis. We affirm.

Claimant had been employed by various coal companies from...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases