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NEWCOMER v. W.C.A.B. (WARD TRUCKING)

547 Pa. 639 (1997)

692 A.2d 1062

Robert M. NEWCOMER v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (WARD TRUCKING CORPORATION). Appeal of WARD TRUCKING CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene N. McHugh, Harrisburg, for Ward Trucking Corporation.

Bradley R. Bolinger, Chambersburg, for Robert Newcomer.

Norman Haigh, Secretary, for W.C.A.B.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by allowance from a memorandum decision of the Commonwealth Court which reversed in part an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board and reinstated an award of total disability benefits and medical expenses for Robert M. Newcomer, appellee.

At issue is the competency of certain expert medical testimony that was relied upon by Newcomer to prove that a workplace accident...

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