BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN v. W.C.A.B.


137 Pa.Commw. 34 (1990)

585 A.2d 547

BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CURRIER), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 26, 1990.

Designated as Opinion to be Reported January 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry M. Lehocky, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Brian R. Steiner, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before DOYLE and BYER, JJ., and BARRY, Senior Judge.


OPINION

BARRY, Senior Judge.

Petitioner, Borough of Norristown, the employer of Robert Currier (claimant), appeals an order of the Workman's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) dated February 26, 1990, which affirmed a referee's decision to deny the petitioner's request for subrogation from the proceeds of the claimant's third-party recovery.

On April 15, 1982, the claimant, while in the course and scope of his employment as a police officer for the...

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