GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. ET AL. v. W.C.A.B. ET AL.

No. 1583 C.D. 1979.

61 Pa.Commw. 511 (1981)

General Electric Company et al., Petitioners v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and Donald D. Porretto, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

September 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Ronald Cooper, Reding, Rea & Cooper, for petitioners.

Damon J. Faldowski, Phillips & Faldowski, for respondent, Donald D. Porretto.

Argued March 14, 1980, before Judges WILKINSON, JR., BLATT and MacPHAIL, sitting as a panel of three. Reargued September 9, 1980, before President Judge CRUMLISH and Judges WILKINSON, JR., MENCER, ROGERS, BLATT, CRAIG and MacPHAIL. Judge WILLIAMS, JR. did not participate.


OPINION BY JUDGE BLATT, September 3, 1981:

The petitioners, who were the General Electric Company (employer) and its insurer, appeal a decision of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee's finding that the claimant, Donald D. Porretto, was totally disabled from July 18, 1977 to March 10, 1978.

The claimant worked in a variety of positions beginning in 1964 and was employed...

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