BECERRA v. W.C.A.B. (LEASEWAY SYSTEMS)


137 Pa.Commw. 362 (1991)

586 A.2d 485

Jose BECERRA, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (LEASEWAY SYSTEMS), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Fallon, Jr., Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Ernest J. Bernabei, III, Harvey, Pennington, Herting & Renneisen, Ltd., Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before DOYLE and McGINLEY, JJ., and BLATT, Senior Judge.


DOYLE, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee's award of benefits, but reversed his award of penalties and attorney's fees, to Jose Becerra (Claimant). We affirm the order of the Board.1

Claimant was employed as a mechanic's helper by Leaseway Systems (Employer) when he was injured on the job while changing a tractor-trailer tire. His injury resulted in...

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