BEISSEL v. W.C.A.B. (JOHN WANAMAKER, INC.)


502 Pa. 178 (1983)

465 A.2d 969

Pauline BEISSEL, Appellant, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (JOHN WANAMAKER, INC.), Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald M. Katzman, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Joseph P. Hafer, Harrisburg, for appellee John Wanamaker.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

On May 16, 1975, appellant Pauline Beissel slipped and fell while working as a waitress for appellee John Wanamaker, Inc. Almost one year later, on March 31, 1976, appellant was hospitalized for lower back and hip pain. She was hospitalized again on April 29, 1976 and June 23, 1976, and during her last hospitalization back surgery was performed in an effort to relieve the pain. On July 6, 1976, appellant filed a petition...

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