ALLUMS v. W.C.A.B. (WEST. ELEC. CORP.)

No. 275 C.D. 1986.

110 Pa.Commw. 444 (1987)

532 A.2d 549

John T. Allums, Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Westinghouse Electric Corp.), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted on briefs February 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Auerbach, for petitioner.

Michael T. Grimes, Deasey, Scanlan & Bender, Ltd., for respondent, Westinghouse Electric Corp.

To Judges CRAIG and DOYLE, and Senior Judge KALISH, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE DOYLE, October 27, 1987:

This is an appeal by John T. Allums (Claimant) from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that denied his petition for reconsideration which petition sought additional counsel fees pursuant to Section 440 of The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act (Act),1 77 P.S. §996, for work done by Claimant's attorney in defending Claimant against an allegedly frivolous appeal...

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