HERSHEY CHOCOLATE CO. v. COM.


546 Pa. 27 (1996)

682 A.2d 1257

HERSHEY CHOCOLATE CO., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and Tania L. Lasher, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Bagley, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Martin Singer, Pittsburgh, for appellee Tania L. Lasher.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and NIGRO, JJ.


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Hershey Chocolate Company (Hershey) appeals from the order of the Commonwealth Court affirming the award of workers' compensation benefits to Tania Lasher for a psychic injury claimed to have been caused by her employment as a district manager. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to prove that the psychic injury resulted from abnormal working conditions. We hold that the Commonwealth...

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