Stiner v. Com., W.C.A.B. (Harmar Coal)

Full title: Elmer J. STINER, Deceased, Helen Stiner, Widow, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH…

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: May 11, 1990

573 A.2d 1027 (Pa. 1990)

573 A.2d 1027

Opinion

Argued March 5, 1990.

Decided May 11, 1990.

Appeal No. 8 Western District Appeal Docket 1989, from the Order of the Commonwealth Court 106 Pa. Commw. 30, 525 A.2d 465 (1987), Entered at No. 300 C.D. 1986 Dated May 7, 1987 Affirming the Order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board at Docket No. A-87903 Dated January 16, 1986.

Louis M. Tarasi, Jr., John D. Hendricks, Tarasi Johnson, P.C., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

George H. Thompson, Paul E. Sutter, Poughkeepsie, for Old Republic Ins. Co. and Harmar Coal Co.

Wanda A. Whare, Asst. Counsel, W.C.A.B., Richard T. Kelley, Harrisburg, for appellees.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Case remanded to the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board for further medical testimony in accordance with the standard expressed in McCloskey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board, 501 Pa. 93, 460 A.2d 237 (1983); see also, Musiolowski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board, 524 Pa. 246, 570 A.2d 1319 (1990), J-65-1990, slip opinion filed March 21, 1990.