CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. W.C.A.B. (MELLON)


885 A.2d 640 (2005)

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (William MELLON, Deceased, Doris Mellon), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 26, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah A. Beck, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Jenifer Dana Kaufman, Philadelphia, for respondents.

BEFORE: FRIEDMAN, Judge, and LEADBETTER, Judge, and McCLOSKEY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEADBETTER.

Employer, the City of Philadelphia, appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming, in part, and modifying an award of benefits to claimant, Doris Mellon. The Board's order also remanded to the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) for additional findings regarding William Mellon's (decedent) average weekly wage. Because the Board's order requires the WCJ to make additional findings of fact and will require...

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