PETERSON v. W.C.A.B. (PRN NURSING)


528 Pa. 279 (1991)

597 A.2d 1116

JoAnn PETERSON, Appellant, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (PRN NURSING AGENCY), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 7, 1991.

Reconsideration or Reargument Denied December 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis M. Tarasi, Jr. and John D. Hendricks, Tarasi & Johnson, P.C., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Harry J. Klucher, Lawrence Baldasare, Pamela G. Cochenour, Pietragallo, Bosick, & Gordon, Pittsburgh and Norman R. Haigh, Secretary, W.C.A.B., Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, LARSEN, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court affirming the order of the Worker's Compensation Appeal Board (Board), dismissing the claim of Appellant, JoAnn Peterson, for worker's compensation benefits. The Appellant, a licensed practical nurse employed by the Appellee, PRN Nursing Agency (PRN), fractured her left leg and left ankle in an automobile accident on September 19, 1980, while travelling to...

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