SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. v. W.C.A.B. (LEAR)


707 A.2d 618 (1998)

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (LEAR), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Rende, Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

James R. Burn, Pittsburgh, for respondent.

Before COLINS, President Judge, LEADBETTER, J., and JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.


JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.

Sears, Roebuck and Company petitions for review of a July 17, 1997 order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a decision of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Sears' petition to suspend the benefits of Ronald Lear (Claimant) for refusing medical treatment. We affirm the Board's order.

The facts, as found by the WCJ, may be summarized as follows. Claimant injured his back while moving a refrigerator...

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