PATEL v. W. C. A. B. (SAUQUOIT F. CO. ET AL.)

No. 2904 C.D. 1983.

88 Pa.Commw. 76 (1985)

Manojkumar D. Patel, Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Sauquoit Fibers Company and Penna. Mfg. Assn. Insurance Co.), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

March 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manojkumar D. Patel, petitioner, for himself.

Kathleen A. Lenahan, Lenahan & Dempsey, P.C., for respondent, Sauquoit Fibers Company.

Submitted on briefs November 9, 1984, to Judges MacPHAIL, DOYLE and BARRY, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE DOYLE, March 4, 1985:

This is an appeal of the decision and order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) determining that Manojkumar D. Patel's (Claimant's) second petition to set aside a final receipt is barred by the doctrine of res judicata and denying Claimant's request for a de novo hearing or a rehearing.

Claimant sustained a work related ankle injury on October 12, 1975 and received workmen's compensation benefits from March...

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