DELAWARE VALLEY FISH CO. v. W.C.A.B.


151 Pa.Commw. 387 (1992)

617 A.2d 48

DELAWARE VALLEY FISH COMPANY and State Workmen's Insurance Fund, Petitioners, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (WOOLFORD), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Marquis, for petitioners.

Lawrence Hannaway, for respondent.

Before SMITH and KELLEY, JJ., and LORD, Senior Judge.


KELLEY, Judge.

The sole issues in this case are whether the employer met its burden of showing a reasonable contest and whether the allocation of attorney's fees as ordered by the referee and modified by the board are in accordance with section 440 of The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act.1

Cedric Woolford (decedent) died on April 3, 1987 as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident. On July 9, 1987, decedent's...

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