BERISFORD v. W.C.A.B. (JESSOP STEEL)


142 Pa.Commw. 83 (1991)

596 A.2d 1237

William J. BERISFORD, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (JESSOP STEEL CO. et al.), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Mitchell, for petitioner.

James R. Zeis, for respondent Jessop Steel Co.

Scott H. Fergus, for respondent Jessop Steel Co. and Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

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


DOYLE, Judge.

This is an appeal by William J. Berisford (Claimant) from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which denied his petition for rehearing.

A review of the history of this case is necessary. Claimant filed a claim petition against Jessop Steel Company (Employer) on June 4, 1984 alleging disability from August 24, 1981 to September 8, 1981 and from July 18, 1982 forward as a result of a herniated nucleus pulposus L-4-5 he sustained...

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