FOTTA v. W.C.A.B. (U.S. STEEL)


534 Pa. 191 (1993)

626 A.2d 1144

Abraham E. FOTTA, Appellant, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (U.S. STEEL/USX CORPORATION MAPLE CREEK MINE), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 1, 1993.

Reargument Denied August 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Gentile, Uniontown, for appellant.

James A. Mazzotta, Roy F. Walters, Jr., Fried, Kane, Walters & Zuschlag, Pittsburgh, for U.S. Steel.

Valerie S. Faeth, Pittsburgh, for USX Corp.

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


OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

The Appellant in this case is appealing the denial of his workmen's compensation benefits. His claim was rejected by a referee who found that his disability was not attributable to an accident he had at work. That decision was affirmed by the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and by the majority of a divided panel of the Commonwealth Court. However, since the record does not support the referee's finding, we are constrained...

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