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CITY OF PHILA. v. W.C.A.B. (BOWERS)

743 A.2d 1002 (1999)

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (BOWERS), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary T. Uhlig, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Jack Famiglietti, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before DOYLE, President Judge, KELLEY, J., and NARICK, Senior Judge.

NARICK, Senior Judge.

The issue presented is whether Francis W. Bowers (Claimant) filed his claim petition within 300 weeks of his last exposure to occupational disease-causing agents. Because he did not, the order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) is reversed and benefits are denied.

The relevant facts are as follows. On February 6, 1991, Claimant filed a petition for benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act (Act),1<...

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